"lifelong" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From life + -long. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|life|long}} life + -long Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} lifelong (not comparable)
  1. Extending for the entire duration of life. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: life-long, life long Related terms: decadeslong, yearslong, for life, lifespan, lifetime, livelong Translations (extending for the entire duration of life): пожизнен (požiznen) (Bulgarian), доживотен (doživoten) (Bulgarian), celoživotní (Czech), levenslang (Dutch), dumviva (Esperanto), lebenslang (German), élethosszig tartó (Hungarian), egész életen át tartó (Hungarian), életfogytig tartó (Hungarian), da una vita (Italian), da sempre (Italian), 生涯 (shōgai) (alt: しょうがい) (Japanese), sepanjang hidup (Malay), taumano (Maori), dożywotni (Polish), vitalício (Portuguese), пожизненный (požiznennyj) (Russian), fad-shaoghalach (Scottish Gaelic), vitalicio (Spanish), livslång (Swedish), дові́чний (dovíčnyj) (Ukrainian)

Alternative forms

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          "word": "lifespan"
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          "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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          "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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          "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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          "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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          "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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          "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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          "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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          "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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          "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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          "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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          "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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          "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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          "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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      "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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      "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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      "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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      "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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      "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
      "word": "lebenslang"
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      "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
      "word": "élethosszig tartó"
    },
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      "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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      "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
      "word": "életfogytig tartó"
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      "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
      "word": "da una vita"
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
      "word": "da sempre"
    },
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      "alt": "しょうがい",
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      "roman": "shōgai",
      "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
      "word": "生涯"
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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
      "word": "sepanjang hidup"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
      "word": "taumano"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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      "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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      "roman": "požiznennyj",
      "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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      "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
      "word": "fad-shaoghalach"
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      "word": "vitalicio"
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      "sense": "extending for the entire duration of life",
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  "word": "lifelong"
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