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Word entry · 8 letters

lifespan

Best crossword clue

"Duration alive"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈlaɪf.spæn/Part of speech nounSorted aefilnpsStarts with LEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)

Word origin

From life + span.

Used in a sentence

  • Meronym: healthspan
  • Some clams have lifespans far longer than those of human beings.
  • What the devil happened to my year? Another little digit on my lifespan, what a bore.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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