"lifework" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lifeworks [plural]
Etymology: From life + work. Compare Saterland Frisian Lieuwendswierk, West Frisian libbenswurk, Dutch levenswerk, German Low German Levenswark, German Lebenswerk, Danish livsværk, Swedish livsverk. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|life|work}} life + work, {{cog|stq|Lieuwendswierk}} Saterland Frisian Lieuwendswierk, {{cog|fy|libbenswurk}} West Frisian libbenswurk, {{cog|nl|levenswerk}} Dutch levenswerk, {{cog|nds-de|Levenswark}} German Low German Levenswark, {{cog|de|Lebenswerk}} German Lebenswerk, {{cog|da|livsværk}} Danish livsværk, {{cog|sv|livsverk}} Swedish livsverk Head templates: {{en-noun}} lifework (plural lifeworks)
  1. The main occupation or vocation of a person's life. Synonyms: life's work Translations (main occupation of one's life): 一生的工作 (yīshēng de gōngzuò) (Chinese Mandarin), 畢生的事業 /毕生的事业 (bìshēng de shìyè) (Chinese Mandarin), levenswerk [neuter] (Dutch), elämäntyö (Finnish), Lebenswerk [neuter] (German), ライフワーク (raifuwāku) (Japanese), де́ло всей жи́зни (délo vsej žízni) [neuter] (Russian), livsverk (Swedish)

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Alternative forms

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      "sense": "main occupation of one's life",
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      "word": "де́ло всей жи́зни"
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      "sense": "main occupation of one's life",
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