longevity

lon·gev·i·ty

 (lŏn-jĕv′ĭ-tē, lôn-)

n. pl. lon·gev·i·ties

1.

a. Long life; great duration of life: His longevity vexed his heirs.

b. Length or duration of life or viability: comparing the longevity of men and women; factors that affect the longevity of seeds.

2. Long duration or continuance, as in an occupation: had unusual longevity in the company; her longevity as a star.

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[Late Latin longaevitās, from Latin longaevus, ancient : longus, long; see del- in Indo-European roots + aevum, age; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]

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lon·ge′vous (-jē′vəs) adj.

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longevity

(lɒnˈdʒɛvɪtɪ)

n

1. long life

2. relatively long duration of employment, service, etc

[C17: from Late Latin longaevitās, from Latin longaevus long-lived, from longus long¹ + aevum age]

longevous adj

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lon•gev•i•ty

(lɒnˈdʒɛv ɪ ti, lɔn-)

n.

1. long life; great duration of individual life: a family known for longevity.

2. length of life: research in longevity.

3. length of service, tenure, etc.; seniority: promotions based on longevity.

[1605–15; < Late Latin longaevitās. See longevous, -ity]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	longevity - duration of service; "her longevity as a star"; "had unusual longevity in the company" length of service longness - duration as an extension
	2.	longevity - the property of being long-lived seniority oldness - the opposite of youngness

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Translations

طول العُمْر

dlouhověkost

lang levetid

Langlebigkeit

μακροβιότηταμακροζωία

longévité

hosszú élet

langlífi

longevit...longevità

ilgaamžiškumas

ilgmūžība

lang levetid

dĺžka života

uzun ömürlü

长寿

longevity

[lɒnˈdʒevɪtɪ] N → longevidad f

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longevity

[lɒnˈdʒɛvɪti] n [person] → longévité f; [event, situation] → longue durée flong-grain rice n → riz m longlong-haired [ˌlɒŋˈhɛə^rd] adj

[person] → aux cheveux longs

[animal] → aux longs poils

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longevity

n → Langlebigkeit f

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longevity

[lɒŋˈdʒɛvɪtɪ] n → longevità

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

longevity

(lonˈdʒevəti) noun

great length of life. langlewendheid طول العُمْر дълголетие longevidade dlouhověkost die Langlebigkeit lang levetid μακροζωίαlongevidad pikaealisus طول عمر pitkäikäisyys longévité אֲרִיכוּת יָמִים दीर्घआयु dugovječnost hosszú élet panjang umur langlífi longevità 長寿 수명, 장수 ilgaamžiškumas ilgmūžība usia yang panjang het lang leven lang levetiddługowieczność د عمر اوږدوالى longevidade longevitate долголетие dĺžka života dolgost življenja dugovečnost långt liv ชีวิตที่ยืนยาว uzun ömürlü(lük) 長壽 довговічність; довголіття لمبی حیات tuổi thọ 长寿

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lon·gev·i·ty

[MIM*152430]

n. longevidad, ancianidad, duración larga de la vida.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

longevity

n longevidad f

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