Long-lived
[lawng-lahyvd, -livd, long-] /ˈlɔŋˈlaɪvd, -ˈlɪvd, ˈlɒŋ-/
adjective
1.
having a life, existence, or duration:
a long-lived man; long-lived fame.
2.
(of an object) lasting or functioning a time:
a long-lived battery.
adjective
1.
having long life, existence, or currency
adj.
early 15c., from long (adj.) + past participle of live (v.). Old English had langlife “long-lived.”
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