lifetime
Meaning
- The duration of the life of someone or something.
- (informal) A long period of time.
Synonyms
one’s whole life
all one’s life
all through life
life time
whole life
one existence
time of life
throughout one’s life
Buddhist lifetime
during a generation
chemical residence time
operating life
power lifetime
used life
operation date
during one’s age
span of life
whole world
younger generation
one’s life time
term of service
foreign immigrant
Japanese immigrant to USA
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlaɪftaɪm/
Etymology
From Middle English lyftyme, equivalent to life + time. Cognate with Icelandic líftími (“lifetime”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Lieuwendstied, Dutch leeftijd and levenstijd, German Low German Levenstied, German Lebenszeit, Danish livstid, Swedish livstid.
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