life cyclenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈlaɪf ˌsaɪ.kəl/us/ˈlaɪf ˌsaɪ.kəl/the series of changes that a living thing goes through from the beginning of its life until death:
They studied the life cycle of the frog.
the length of time that something lasts or can be used:
Many of these technological products have only a very short life cycle.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Life and living
- alive
- animate
- borrow
- cheat
- cheat death idiom
- co-exist
- hold
- immortal
- inanimate
- last
- last out
- lead 1
- life expectancy
- life form
- living
- longevity
- outlive
- subsist
- subsistence
- survivable
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