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   life·time

   /ˈlīfˌtīm/

   noun

   • 1. the duration of a person's life: "a reward for a lifetime's work" Similar lifespanlifedaysduration of lifeallotted spancourse of lifetime on earthexistenceone's timeone's careerone's threescore years and tenthis mortal coilinformal:one's born days
   • ▪ the duration of a thing's existence or usefulness: "a plan to extend the lifetime of satellites" Similar durationlifeactive lifeexistencelife expectancyfunctioning periodperiod of effectiveness/usefulness/validity/efficacy
   • ▪ used to express the view that a period is very long: "five weeks was a lifetime, and anything could have happened" Similar all one's lifea very long timean eternityhoursdaysmonthsyearseonshours/days/months on endinformal:ages (and ages)an age

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