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longevity

[ lon-jev-i-tee, lawn- ]

noun

  1. a long individual life; great duration of individual life:

    Our family is known for its longevity.

  2. the length or duration of life:

    research in human longevity.

  3. length of service, tenure, etc.; seniority:

    promotions based on longevity.



longevity

/ lɒnˈdʒɛvɪtɪ; lɒnˈdʒiːvəs /

noun

  1. long life
  2. relatively long duration of employment, service, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • longevous, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of longevity1

From the Latin word longaevitās, dating back to 1605–15. See longevous, -ity
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Word History and Origins

Origin of longevity1

C17: from Late Latin longaevitās, from Latin longaevus long-lived, from longus long 1+ aevum age
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Example Sentences

Paid media’s longevity problem makes it difficult for startups and smaller, newer businesses to maintain long term.

The key to human longevity, they say, lies in the genes of centenarians.

Yet after only a few genetic studies of longevity, a trend quickly emerged.

The research reveals insights into not only the creature’s evolutionary relationship with other living reptiles but also into tuatara longevity and their ability to withstand cool weather, researchers report August 5 in Nature.

Converging technologies will soon enable extraordinary strides in longevity and disease prevention, with companies like Insilico leading the charge.

Age is one of many factors, but it will play a larger role in the conversation as Baby Boomers retire and longevity is extended.

The doctors seeking a longevity cure for humans should study The Simpsons, and it continues to be this big, international hit.

I tell them: If you want longevity in this profession you must do theater, because theater audiences are the most loyal.

In order to be elusive and to have longevity, the oppressor has learned to kill MEN while their bodies remain alive.

Have they contributed to the longevity of my own union with my beloved husband (of 26 years and seven months)?

Many of them live as long as men who attain to the greatest longevity, some even to the protracted age of two hundred years.

I think there are many who would forfeit longevity rather than partake of it.

The longevity of abuses is among the most instructive lessons of history.

The bamboo and the plum are designs symbolical of longevity.

He was a remarkable man in many respects, and in none more than relates to his extreme longevity.

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