long-lived

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlɔŋˈlaɪvd, ˈlɔŋˈlɪvd/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lônglīvd, -livd, long-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
long-lived /ˈlɔŋˈlaɪvd, ˈlɔŋˈlɪvd/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. having a long life:a long-lived animal.
  2. lasting or functioning a long time:a long-lived battery.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
long-lived  (lônglīvd, -livd, long-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. having a long life, existence, or duration:a long-lived man; long-lived fame.
  2. (of an object) lasting or functioning a long time:a long-lived battery.
  • 1375–1425; late Middle English; see long1, lived
long-livedness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
long-lived adj
  1. having long life, existence, or currency
ˌlong-ˈlivedness n
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