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longevity |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Longevity \Lon*gev"i*ty\, n. [L. longaevitas See {Longevous}.] Long duration of life; length of life. The instances of longevity are chiefly amongst the abstemious. --Arbuthnot. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: longevity n 1: duration of service: "her longevity as a star"; "had unusual longevity in the company" [syn: {length of service}] 2: the property of being long-lived [syn: {seniority}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: LONGEVITY, n. Uncommon extension of the fear of death.
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