lifetime

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlaɪftaɪm/, SAMPA: /"laIftaIm/
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[edit] Noun

lifetime (plural lifetimes)

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

   I've been waiting a lifetime for a train.

[edit] Synonyms

• (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time): ages, donkey's years (UK slang), an eternity, years, yonks (UK slang)

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations

• Swedish: livstid c (1,2), evighet c (2)