Definitions
the property of being long-lived
Word origin
Early 17th century, learned borrowing from Latin longaevitās, from longaevus (“ancient, aged”) + -itās. The first part is related to English long and this association led to the alternative pronunciation with /ŋ/.
Used in a sentence
“Grandpa had incredible longevity: he lived to be 105 years old!”
“The longevity of spicy and swicy will depend on how committed consumers are to sticking with these flavors as they grow older.”
“A ‘postdating’ is an example of the use of a lexical item at a later date than currently recorded and these are important in establishing the longevity of use of a term and whether or not it has become obsolete.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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