life expectancynoun [ C usually singular or U ]
uk/ˈlaɪf ɪkˌspek.tən.si/us/ˈlaɪf ɪkˌspek.tən.si/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.
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 cycle
- life form
- living
- longevity
- outlive
- subsist
- subsistence
- survivable
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