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lifetime

/ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm/

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What does lifetime mean?

noun

  1. The duration of the life of someone or something.
  2. (informal) A long period of time.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm/

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It is possible that Sophie-Victoire's conduct was irreproachable during her husband's lifetime, but, after his death, she returned to her former ways.
René DoumicGeorge Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and WritingsTranslated by Alys HallardProject Gutenberg ebook #138
"Well, I don't know as I mean anything. But shouldn't you like to build? Everybody builds, at least once in a lifetime."
William Dean HowellsThe Rise of Silas LaphamProject Gutenberg ebook #154
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The monument of a father's lifetime was wrecked in two years and seven months by the boy who had all the "advantages."
Ralph Albert ParletteThe University of Hard KnocksProject Gutenberg ebook #455
Both epithets were unsparingly applied to him in his lifetime, and while the unhappy consequences of his projects were still deeply felt.
Charles MackayMemoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #636
To pack a lifetime with energy--that is the American plan, and so to economize that energy as to get the largest results.
Herbert Newton CassonThe History of the TelephoneProject Gutenberg ebook #819