lifespannoun [ C ]
uk/ˈlaɪf.spæn/us/ˈlaɪf.spæn/C2 the length of time for which a person, animal, or thing exists:
The average human lifespan in the developed countries has increased over the last hundred years.
The project's lifespan is estimated at about five years.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Life and living
- alive
- animate
- borrow
- cheat
- cheat death idiom
- co-exist
- hold
- immortal
- inanimate
- last
- last out
- lead 1
- life cycle
- life expectancy
- living
- longevity
- outlive
- subsist
- subsistence
- survivable
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