What does life-time mean?

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life-time

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. life, lifetime, life-time, lifespannoun

    the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)

    "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"

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  1. life-time

    Life-time generally refers to the duration or span of time that a living being, item, or phenomenon exists or lasts. For an individual, it encompasses the period from birth to death. For a non-living entity, such as a product or infrastructure, it may refer to the period from its creation or establishment to its disuse or destruction. It can also denote the span of time during which an event, process, or state lasts. The definition of life-time can vary depending on the context.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of life-time in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of life-time in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of life-time in a Sentence

  1. Ernest Laws:

    Five minutes of pleasure can cause you a life time of pain.

  2. Salman Aziz:

    Sometime we fail to differ the diamond from glass piece. We mistakenly miss the diamond which is on the road or under our feet. But we also mistakenly run for the glass piece in the jewelry shop. When we mistakenly buy a glass piece as a diamond with high price then we regret for the life time. What have we done for buying the fake one?

  3. William Hazlitt, on the Pleasure of Hating:

    No man is truly great, who is great only in his life-time. The test of greatness is the page of history.

  4. Mr Liu:

    Since I have spent most of my life time in Hong Kong; I am more familiar and have trust in the local hospital rather than the Greater Bay Area.

  5. President Barack Obama:

    It probably won't be cured in my life time, but it might be cured in yours.

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