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Longevity

Lifespan. (With increasing longevity, women will soon be postmenopausal for one third of their lives).

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Duration of a particular life beyond the norm for the species. SEE ALSO: lifespan. SYN: macrobiosis.

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lon·gev·i·ty län-'jev-ət-ē, lȯn- n, pl -ties

1) a long duration of individual life <attributed his \longevity to daily exercise and a healthy diet>

2) length of life <studies in \longevity>

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lon·gev·i·ty (lon-jevґĭ-te) [L. longus long + aevum age] the condition or quality of being long lived.

Medical dictionary. 2011.