Definitions for lifelong
ˈlaɪfˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋlife·long

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1. lifelong, womb-to-tomb(adj)

   continuing through life

   "a lifelong friend"; "from lifelong habit"; "his lifelong study of Greek art"

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1. lifelong(Adjective)

   Extending for the entire duration of life.

   They were lifelong friends; they met in elementary school and ended their lives in the same rest home.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Lifelong(adj)

   lasting or continuing through life

   Etymology: [Life + long. Cf. Livelong.]

How to pronounce lifelong?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lifelong in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lifelong in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of lifelong in a Sentence

1. Robert Turner:

   The authors of that amendment purposely chose language drafted by Jefferson in an unsuccessful effort to outlaw slavery in the Northwest Territories as a means of honoring Jefferson’s struggle against slavery, if Democrats understood Jefferson’s lifelong opposition to slavery, they would have reached a different conclusion.

2. Vas Narasimhan:

   With respect to pricing in cell and gene therapies, I think what's often lost in the discussion is the remarkable impact of these medicines, these are true breakthroughs that come from a single infusion of a medicine that don't require lifelong therapy.

3. Chris Babu:

   Who would have thought I could start writing after a career doing something totally different at 40 years old, but it is possible, a lot of people have a lifelong dream of writing a novel. That was not one of mine. It was a sudden inspiration for me, and I feel like I've really found that thing that I'm supposed to be doing.

4. Van Eaton:

   This particular doll was given to woman that he drove an ambulance with in 1917 in World War One. A lifelong friend of his, he gave her one of his most cherished possessions and he signed it on the bottom in French dedicated to her.

5. Venice Film Festival:

   'Everest' documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind, their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.

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