long-lived

[ lawng-lahyvd, -livd, long- ]

/ ˈlɔŋˈlaɪvd, -ˈlɪvd, ˈlɒŋ- /

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adjective

having a long life, existence, or duration: a long-lived man; long-lived fame.

(of an object) lasting or functioning a long time: a long-lived battery.

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Origin of long-lived

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at long¹, lived

OTHER WORDS FROM long-lived

long-livedness, noun

Words nearby long-lived

long leg, long-legged, longline, longliner, long list, long-lived, Long March, long mark, Longmeadow, long measure, long metre

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How to use long-lived in a sentence

With such long-lived relatives, when is the 1-year-old likely to become King George VII?
Happy Birthday, Prince George! Will the Wee Royal Be the First King of the 22nd Century?|Emma Woolf|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Eusebius began a long-lived tradition of equating dissent and disagreement with persecution.
The Death of Jesus and the Rise of the Christian Persecution Myth|Candida Moss|March 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Aside from the views they championed, they had another thing in common: strong and long-lived mothers.
Joe Kennedy III Takes the Torch From Retiring Barney Frank|Eleanor Clift|February 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"I believe they will kill him with kindness," was the remark of Ann, a colored woman, who had long lived in the family.
Charles Duran|The Author of The Waldos

Like most great students with a hobby, the majority of them were long-lived.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine|James J. Walsh
Long lived that beautiful evening in the memory of four young hearts.
Warrior Gap|Charles King
In planting, therefore, it becomes a question whether one desires chiefly a long-lived tree or a strictly dwarf one.
Dwarf Fruit Trees|F. A. Waugh
As with some persons who have long lived apart, solitude seemed to look out of its countenance.
Return of the Native|Thomas Hardy

British Dictionary definitions for long-lived

long-lived

adjective

having long life, existence, or currency

Derived forms of long-lived

long-livedness, noun

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