long-lived

[ lawng-lahyvd, -livd, long- ]
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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 of long-lived

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at long1, lived

Other words from long-lived

  • long-livedness, noun

Words Nearby long-lived

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How to use long-lived in a sentence

  • Long lived that beautiful evening in the memory of four young hearts.

    Warrior Gap | Charles King
  • In planting, therefore, it becomes a question whether one desires chiefly a long-lived tree or a strictly dwarf one.

    Dwarf Fruit Trees | F. A. Waugh
  • As with some persons who have long lived apart, solitude seemed to look out of its countenance.

    Return of the Native | Thomas Hardy

British Dictionary definitions for long-lived

long-lived

adjective
  1. having long life, existence, or currency

Derived forms of long-lived

  • long-livedness, noun

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