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lifetime

li·fe·time

UK/ˈlaɪf.taɪm/ US/ˈlaɪˌftaɪm/ common informal

noun

1.

the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)

  • “the battery had a short life”
  • “he lived a long and happy life”
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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • all in a lifetime
  • all in one's lifetime
  • carrier lifetime
  • chemical lifetime
  • customer lifetime value
  • fluorescence lifetime imaging
  • give a man a fish and you feed him for a day
  • teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime

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