lifespan
pronunciation
How to pronounce lifespan in British English:
UK [ˈlaɪfspæn]
How to pronounce lifespan in American English:
US [ˈlaɪfspæn]
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- Noun:
- the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
Word Origin
- lifespan (n.)
- also life span, 1918, from life (n.) + span (n.1).
Example
- 1. The average lifespan in some countries is under 50 .
- 2. This can greatly increase the lifespan of your product .
- 3. Encouraging medication compliance can lengthen a person 's lifespan .
- 4. That means a shorter , lifespan and heavier maintenance .
- 5. The correlation between paternal lifespan and children 's telomere length applied only to daughters .