the length of time that sb lives or that sth lasts:
His diary was not published during his lifetime. * a lifetime of experience * in the lifetime of the present government * He had spent a lifetime trying to please his father.
IDIOMS
the chance, etc. of a lifetime a wonderful opportunity, etc. that you are not likely to get again:
the experience / holiday / vacation / trip of a lifetime * When she was offered the job she knew it was the chance of a lifetime.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for lifetime is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is lifetime a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, lifetime is tagged as noun.
Does lifetime appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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