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longevity
lon·gev·i·ty [ lon jévvətee ] (plural lon·gev·i·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. long life: long duration of life
2. duration of life: the length of a person's or animal's life
3. career span: the length of somebody's employment or career
[Early 17th century. < late Latin longaevitas< Latin longaevus "of a long age" < longus "long" (< Germanic) + aevum "age"]

lon·ge·vous [ lon jvəss ] adjective
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