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lifelong

[ lahyf-lawng, -long ]

adjective

  1. lasting or continuing through all or much of one's life:

    lifelong regret.



lifelong

/ ˈɪˌɒŋ /

adjective

  1. lasting for or as if for a lifetime
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lifelong1

1750–60; life + long 1 (adv.)
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Judge Paul Thomas KC told Swansea Crown Court he was imposing the order not as punishment, but for "ongoing, probably lifelong, medical help".

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Now he sleeps until 7:45 a.m. without being late to walk to school and is playing with lifelong friends.

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As his lifelong passion seemingly dies out in Scotland, Mr Shand is mournful over the dwindling community of trainers.

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The formal document from the Vatican’s doctrine office reiterated the church’s contention that marriage is a lifelong sacrament between a woman and a man.

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Surviving cancer can leave you with lifelong problems that can hinder your ability to work.

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