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lifetime

noun
life·​time | \ ˈlīf-ˌtīm How to pronounce lifetime (audio) \

Definition of lifetime

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1a : the duration of the existence of a living being (such as a person or an animal) or a thing (such as a star or a subatomic particle)
2 : an amount accumulated or experienced in a lifetime a lifetime of regrets

lifetime

adjective

Definition of lifetime (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : lifelong
2 : of long duration or continuance lifetime legislation
3 : measured or achieved over the span of a career a baseball player's lifetime batting average

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Synonyms for lifetime

Synonyms: Noun

continuance, date, duration, life, life span, run, standing, time

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Examples of lifetime in a Sentence

Noun

a lifetime spent traveling the world It would have taken me a lifetime to read all those books.
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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

When you're used to winning with alarming regularity, that's practically a lifetime. — SI.com, "Das Reboot (Part 2): Where Do Joachim Low's Germany Go From Here?," 7 Sep. 2019 Judge Norko was a lifetime James W. Cooper Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation and was a past president of the board of directors. — courant.com, "Raymond R. Norko," 1 Sep. 2019

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First Known Use of lifetime

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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lifetime

noun

English Language Learners Definition of lifetime

: the time during which a person is alive
: a very long time
: the time during which something lasts or is useful

lifetime

noun
life·​time | \ ˈlīf-ˌtīm How to pronounce lifetime (audio) \

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