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life span
noun
: the amount of time that a person or animal actually lives
Full Definition of LIFE SPAN
1
: the average length of life of a kind of organism or of a material object especially in a particular environment or under specified circumstances
2
: the duration of existence of an individual
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First Known Use of LIFE SPAN
1898
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life span
noun \ˈlīf-ˌspan\
Medical Definition of LIFE SPAN
1
: the duration of existence of an individual
2
: the average length of life of a kind of organism or of a material object especially in a particular environment or under specified circumstances
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