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"word": "all in a lifetime"
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"word": "all in one's lifetime"
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"word": "carrier lifetime"
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"word": "chemical lifetime"
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"word": "fluorescence lifetime imaging"
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"word": "give a man a fish and you feed him for a day"
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"word": "teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime"
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"word": "legend in one's own lifetime"
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"word": "lifetime achievement award"
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"word": "lifetime average daily dose"
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"word": "lifetime income tax"
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"word": "lifetime learning credit"
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"word": "lifetime maximum benefit amount"
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"word": "lifetime mobility"
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"word": "lifetime mortgage"
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"word": "lifetime policy"
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"word": "life-timer"
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"word": "lifetime rate cap"
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"word": "lifetime reserve days"
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"word": "lifetime reverse mortgage"
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"word": "lifetime value"
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"word": "lifetime warranty"
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"word": "maximum segment lifetime"
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"word": "mean lifetime"
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"word": "minority carrier lifetime"
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"word": "of a lifetime"
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"word": "three score and ten"
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{
"text": "a project that will take many human lifetimes to complete"
},
{
"text": "the operational lifetime of an aircraft component"
},
{
"text": "comes with a lifetime warranty",
"type": "example"
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "ömür"
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{
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"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "ğümer",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "ғүмер"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vida"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yīshēng",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "一生"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "一輩子"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yībèizi",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "一辈子"
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{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "壽命"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shòumìng",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "寿命"
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{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "畢生"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bìshēng",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "毕生"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "輩子"
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"word": "辈子"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "doba života"
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{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "životnost"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leeftijd"
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{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "egy",
"lang": "Egyptian",
"roman": "ꜥḥꜥw",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aHa-a-w-hrw"
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{
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "vivodaŭro"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "vivdaŭro"
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{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "elinikä"
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{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "elinaika"
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{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "elämän aika"
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{
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"code": "fr",
"english": "objects",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "durée de vie"
},
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"code": "fr",
"english": "persons",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vie"
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{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sicocxlis xangrʒlivoba",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "სიცოცხლის ხანგრძლივობა"
},
{
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sicocxlis dro",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "სიცოცხლის დრო"
},
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mteli sicocxle",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "მთელი სიცოცხლე"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mteli cxovreba",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "მთელი ცხოვრება"
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"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Leben"
},
{
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Lebensdauer"
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{
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "víos",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "βίος"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "zindgī",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ज़िंदगी"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "jindgī",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "जिंदगी"
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{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "umar",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "उमर"
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{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "lāiph",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "लाइफ"
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{
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "élettartam"
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{
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"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "seumur hidup"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "durata"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "vita utile"
},
{
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"alt": "しょうがい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shōgai",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "生涯"
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{
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"alt": "いっしょう",
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"roman": "isshō",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "一生"
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"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "一生涯"
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"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "kabambie"
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{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "aetas"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "sepanjang hayat"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "semasa hayat"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "seumur hidup"
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{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"note": "of a person; traditionally about 104 years",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "są́ náʼoogą́ą́ʼ"
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{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Läwenstiet"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "życie"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vida"
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{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "durată de viață"
},
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"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prodolžítelʹnostʹ žízni",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "продолжи́тельность жи́зни"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "célaja žiznʹ",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "це́лая жизнь"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vsja žiznʹ",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "вся жизнь"
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{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "of an object, function",
"roman": "vrémja žízni",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"usually"
],
"word": "вре́мя жи́зни"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "ru",
"english": "equipment",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "srok slúžby",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "срок слу́жбы"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vida"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "livstid"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "ömür"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 8",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "yaşam"
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{
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vik",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "вік"
}
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"text": "I've been waiting a lifetime for a train.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"A long period of time."
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"(informal, hyperbolic) A long period of time."
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{
"word": "ages"
},
{
"tags": [
"UK",
"slang"
],
"word": "donkey's years"
},
{
"word": "eternity"
},
{
"tags": [
"UK",
"slang"
],
"word": "years"
},
{
"word": "yonks"
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"_dis1": "2 98",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "eternitat"
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{
"_dis1": "2 98",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"word": "ikuisuus"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 98",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "éternité"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 98",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "cent sept ans"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 98",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Ewigkeit"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 98",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"word": "örökkévalóság"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 98",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "una vita"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 98",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "un'eternità"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 98",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vida"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 98",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"word": "eternitate"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 98",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "célaja véčnostʹ",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "це́лая ве́чность"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 98",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "eternidad"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 98",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "toda la vida"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 98",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "evighet"
}
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"word": "all in a lifetime"
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"word": "all in one's lifetime"
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{
"word": "chemical lifetime"
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{
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"word": "give a man a fish and you feed him for a day"
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{
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{
"word": "lifetime employment"
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{
"word": "lifetime exposure"
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{
"word": "lifetime income tax"
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{
"word": "lifetime job"
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{
"word": "lifetime learning credit"
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{
"word": "lifetime maximum benefit amount"
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{
"word": "lifetime mobility"
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"word": "lifetime mortgage"
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{
"word": "lifetime payment cap"
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{
"word": "lifetime policy"
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{
"word": "life-timer"
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{
"word": "lifetime rate cap"
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{
"word": "lifetime reserve days"
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{
"word": "lifetime reverse mortgage"
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{
"word": "lifetime risk"
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{
"word": "lifetime value"
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{
"word": "lifetime warranty"
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{
"word": "maximum segment lifetime"
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{
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{
"word": "minority carrier lifetime"
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{
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{
"word": "yonks"
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"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "ömür"
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{
"code": "ba",
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"roman": "ğümer",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "ғүмер"
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{
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vida"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "一生"
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"code": "cmn",
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"word": "一輩子"
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"word": "壽命"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
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{
"code": "cmn",
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"word": "輩子"
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"code": "cmn",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
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"word": "životnost"
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{
"code": "nl",
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"masculine"
],
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"code": "egy",
"lang": "Egyptian",
"roman": "ꜥḥꜥw",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aHa-a-w-hrw"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
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},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "vivdaŭro"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "elinikä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "elinaika"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "elämän aika"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"english": "objects",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "durée de vie"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"english": "persons",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vie"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sicocxlis xangrʒlivoba",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "სიცოცხლის ხანგრძლივობა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
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"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "სიცოცხლის დრო"
},
{
"code": "ka",
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"roman": "mteli sicocxle",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "მთელი სიცოცხლე"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mteli cxovreba",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "მთელი ცხოვრება"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "víos",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "βίος"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "zindgī",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ज़िंदगी"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "jindgī",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "umar",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "उमर"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "lāiph",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "लाइफ"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "élettartam"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "seumur hidup"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "durata"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "vita utile"
},
{
"alt": "しょうがい",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "shōgai",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "生涯"
},
{
"alt": "いっしょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "isshō",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "一生"
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{
"code": "pam",
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"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "kabambie"
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"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "ms",
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"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "sepanjang hayat"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "semasa hayat"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "seumur hidup"
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{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"note": "of a person; traditionally about 104 years",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "są́ náʼoogą́ą́ʼ"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Läwenstiet"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "życie"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vida"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "durată de viață"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prodolžítelʹnostʹ žízni",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "продолжи́тельность жи́зни"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "célaja žiznʹ",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "це́лая жизнь"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vsja žiznʹ",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "вся жизнь"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "of an object, function",
"roman": "vrémja žízni",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"usually"
],
"word": "вре́мя жи́зни"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "equipment",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "srok slúžby",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "срок слу́жбы"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vida"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "livstid"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "ömür"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "yaşam"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vik",
"sense": "duration of the life of someone or something",
"word": "вік"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "eternitat"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"word": "ikuisuus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "éternité"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "cent sept ans"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Ewigkeit"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"word": "örökkévalóság"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "una vita"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "un'eternità"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vida"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"word": "eternitate"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "célaja véčnostʹ",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "це́лая ве́чность"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "eternidad"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "toda la vida"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "evighet"
}
],
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"lifetime"
],
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}
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