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形容詞

life-long (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of lifelong
   • 2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 38:

     One theme of the conference was Organising the Railway as a Business, and Fred Margetts, the chief regional manager of the North Eastern Region and a life-long railwayman, was given the task of taking the lead.

アナグラム

• long-life

語源

life +‎ -long

形容詞

lifelong (not comparable)

1. Extending for the entire duration of life.

   They were lifelong friends; they met in elementary school and ended their lives in the same rest home.

   • 2020 January 22, Stuart Jeffries, “Terry Jones obituary”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     He studied English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and developed a lifelong interest in medieval history as a result of reading Chaucer.

   • 2021 October 20, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 942, page 71:

     She bought the model as a surprise gift for a friend who is a lifelong HST fan and railwayman, and who will soon be celebrating a milestone birthday.

関連する語

• decadeslong, yearslong
• for life, lifespan, lifetime
• livelong

アナグラム

• long-life