long-lived

[lawng-lahyvd, -livd, long-]
adjective
1.
having a long life, existence, or duration: a long-lived man; long-lived fame.
2.
(of an object) lasting or functioning a long time: a long-lived battery.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English; see long1, lived

long-lived·ness, noun
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long-lived
 
adj
having long life, existence, or currency
 
long-'livedness
 
n

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