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lifework

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life·work  (lfwûrk)
n.
The chief or entire work of a person's lifetime.
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Noun1.lifework - the principal work of your career
calling, career, vocation - the particular occupation for which you are trained
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lifework [ˈlaɪfˈwɜːk] N → trabajo m de toda la vida
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All the nations of Barsoom were not yet as one, but a great stride forward toward that goal had been taken, and now if I could but cement the fierce yellow race into this solidarity of nations I should feel that I had rounded out a great lifework, and repaid to Mars at least a portion of the immense debt of gratitude I owed her for having given me my Dejah Thoris.
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The new minister and his wife were a young, pleasant-faced couple, still on their honeymoon, and full of all good and beautiful enthusiasms for their chosen lifework.
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After I finished the course at Hampton and had entered upon my lifework at Tuskegee, I had the pleasure of visiting Mr.
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