Definitions for lifespan
life·span

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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. lifespannoun

   The length of time for which an organism lives.

   Some clams have lifespans far longer than those of human beings.

2. lifespannoun

   The length of time for which something exists or is current or valid.

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1. lifespan

   Lifespan refers to the length of time an organism, person, animal, or object is expected to live or function. It is usually calculated from the time of birth or creation until death or total malfunction. In humans, it is often expressed as an estimate of the maximum number of years someone might live. In products or machines, it refers to its functional period before it becomes obsolete or non-functional.

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1. Lifespan

   Lifespan is a 1976 Dutch thriller film directed by Alexander Whitelaw and starring Hiram Keller, Tina Aumont and Klaus Kinski.

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1. • Time Period

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'lifespan' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2656

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'lifespan' in Nouns Frequency: #1178

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1607","1"],["1796","2"],["1801","1"],["1815","1"],["1879","1"],["1888","1"],["1892","1"],["1897","1"],["1898","13"],["1899","1"],["1900","2"],["1903","6"],["1904","2"],["1905","2"],["1906","6"],["1907","2"],["1908","1"],["1909","5"],["1910","2"],["1912","1"],["1914","4"],["1915","4"],["1918","3"],["1919","2"],["1920","10"],["1921","5"],["1922","11"],["1923","4"],["1924","6"],["1925","4"],["1926","3"],["1927","2"],["1928","8"],["1929","6"],["1930","14"],["1931","9"],["1932","10"],["1933","3"],["1934","20"],["1935","14"],["1936","12"],["1937","37"],["1938","9"],["1939","17"],["1940","21"],["1941","17"],["1942","32"],["1943","19"],["1944","32"],["1945","17"],["1946","25"],["1947","16"],["1948","37"],["1949","67"],["1950","49"],["1951","49"],["1952","76"],["1953","61"],["1954","110"],["1955","55"],["1956","135"],["1957","145"],["1958","139"],["1959","933"],["1960","177"],["1961","238"],["1962","502"],["1963","431"],["1964","581"],["1965","423"],["1966","738"],["1967","521"],["1968","847"],["1969","1119"],["1970","994"],["1971","1375"],["1972","1519"],["1973","1670"],["1974","2270"],["1975","1897"],["1976","2351"],["1977","2281"],["1978","3289"],["1979","3279"],["1980","3307"],["1981","3198"],["1982","3599"],["1983","3984"],["1984","4183"],["1985","5500"],["1986","4899"],["1987","4986"],["1988","6688"],["1989","5517"],["1990","5970"],["1991","6675"],["1992","6677"],["1993","7586"],["1994","9505"],["1995","8068"],["1996","9208"],["1997","8392"],["1998","9357"],["1999","10175"],["2000","10802"],["2001","12479"],["2002","14565"],["2003","17351"],["2004","17822"],["2005","19516"],["2006","22816"],["2007","21013"],["2008","20964"]]

How to pronounce lifespan?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say lifespan in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lifespan in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lifespan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of lifespan in a Sentence

1. Kevin Smith:

   If several common disorders could be avoided or delayed by genetically modifying humans, the average disease-free lifespan could be substantially extended.

2. Jim Gorbunow:

   The average lifespan of a kidney is 13 to 15 years. I’m in end stage renal failure. I can’t go anywhere else with my kidney now. I have to have a kidney transplant. I can’t live on dialysis forever.

3. David Melzer:

   It is likely that there are many such gene variants involved in lifespan and aging.

4. Lisa Richardson:

   We are starting now to look at lifetime overweight and obesity, overall, African-American women and other minority groups tend to be more overweight over the lifespan.

5. Pastor Seth Baltzell:

   Most likely, the person that's owned the wallet is either at the end of their lifespan or no longer living, my best chance was to reconnect with one of their relatives.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lifespan
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lifespan
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=lifespan
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=lifespan