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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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The notes are all addressed to John Gregory Dunne, Didion’s husband and lifelong writing partner.

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On the day the world learned of Wilson’s death, Jardine briefly spoke to The Times to remember his lifelong friend and bandmate.

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Yet Wilson’s panic attack can also be seen as the start of a lifelong struggle with mental illness that threatened to derail his career in the wake of “Pet Sounds.”

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Imagine a lifelong companion, a friend, who can advise you on a mortgage, tutor your kids, instruct on how best to handle a difficult friendship, or counsel you on how to deal with grief.

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But the win now means the couple have a chance to fulfil lifelong dreams.

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