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Synonyms for longevity
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : lon-jev-i-tee, lawn- |
| Phonetic Transcription : lɒnˈdʒɛv ɪ ti, lɔn- |
Définition of longevity
Origin :- 1610s, from Late Latin longaevitatem (nominative longaevitas) "great age, long life," from Latin longaevus "long-lived," from longus (see long (adj.)) + aevum "lifetime, age" (see eon).
- noun long life
- There are instances of longevity (macrobiosis) in our own country.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- He considers her longevity a proof of the kindness she received.
- Extract from : « A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies » by John Hoyland
- This commonly held belief is based on statistics of longevity and sanitation.
- Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy
- Friends, a member of the Society of, on instances of longevity, 401.
- Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Index of Volume 5, January-June, 1852 » by Various
- So the Gods actually were "Gods," at least as far as longevity went.
- Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- Longevity, this extract maintains, is the result of application to good cider.
- Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley
- We toasted the longevity of "Wyndygoul" and the continued success of its builder.
- Extract from : « A Daughter of the Middle Border » by Hamlin Garland
- The longevity of abuses is among the most instructive lessons of history.
- Extract from : « The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) » by John West
- Such an entity is supposed to have fecundity, fidelity, longevity.
- Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
- I cannot, therefore, think the study of longevity unimportant.
- Extract from : « Buchanan's Journal of Man, September 1887 » by Various
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