life expectancy
noun [C usually singular]Definition
› the length of time that a living thing, especially a human being, is likely to live: Life expectancy in Europe increased greatly in the 20th century.Life and living
(Definition of life expectancy noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alive adjective
- animate adjective
- cheat death idiom
- co-exist verb
- come through (sth) phrasal verb
- immortal adjective
- last out phrasal verb
- lead verb (LIVE)
- life cycle noun
- life form noun
- life history noun
- life-support system noun
- lifespan noun
- living adjective (HAVING LIFE)
- living noun (PEOPLE)
- subsist verb
- subsistence noun
- survivable adjective
- survival adjective
- survival noun
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