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English noun: lifespan

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


SamplesThe battery had a short life.
He lived a long and happy life.


Synonymslife, life-time, lifetime


Broader (hypernym)period, period of time, time period


Narrower (hyponym)afterlife, hereafter


Part holonymage, birth, death, demise, dying, eld, time of life









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