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Having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time.
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Of a radioisotope: having a long half-life.
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3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
existing for a long time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- hopes for a durable peace
- a long-lasting friendship
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: durable, lasting, long-lasting
Antonyms: none provided
From Middle English long-lifed, equivalent to long + life + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Belarusian:
даўгавечны
(dawhavječny)
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Belarusian:
шматгадовы
(šmathadóvy)
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Bulgarian:
дълголетен
(dǎlgoleten)
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Catalan:
longeu
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Chinese Cantonese:
長命 /长命
(coeng4 meng6)
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Chinese Mandarin:
長壽 /长寿
(chángshòu)
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Czech:
dlouhověký
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Finnish:
pitkäikäinen
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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French:
longévif
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Galician:
lonxevo
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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German:
langlebig
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Ancient Greek:
μακρόβιος
(makróbios)
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Ancient Greek:
πολυχρόνιος
(polukhrónios)
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Hindi:
आयुष्मान
(āyuṣmān)
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Icelandic:
langlífur
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Irish:
saolach
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Irish:
saolmhar
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Irish:
cianaosta
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Italian:
longevo
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Latin:
vivax
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Latin:
longivivax
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Old English:
langlīfe
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Plautdietsch:
langläwent
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Polish:
długowieczny
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Portuguese:
duradouro
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Portuguese:
longevo
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Russian:
долгове́чный
(dolgovéčnyj)
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Russian:
долголе́тний
(dolgolétnij)
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Sanskrit:
दिर्घायु
(dirghāyu)
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Scottish Gaelic:
maireannach
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Scottish Gaelic:
buan
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Serbo-Croatian:
ду̏говечан
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Serbo-Croatian:
ду̏говјечан
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Serbo-Croatian:
dȕgovečan
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Serbo-Croatian:
dȕgovječan
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Spanish:
longevo
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Tocharian B:
pärkre-śaul
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Ukrainian:
довгові́чний
(dovhovíčnyj)
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
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Welsh:
hirhoedlog
— having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time