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long-lived
/
ˈlɔŋˈlaɪvd, -ˈlɪvd, ˈlɒŋ-
/
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[
lawng
-
lahyvd
, -
livd
,
long
-
]
Show IPA
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
long
1
,
lived
Related forms
long-lived·ness,
noun
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long-lived
—
adj
having long life, existence, or currency
long-'livedness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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