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life span

life span is the alternative spelling of lifespan.

Meaning of lifespan

Noun

lifespan (plural lifespans)

  1. The length of time for which an organism lives.
    • Meronym: healthspan
    Synonyms:
    lifetime
  2. (broadly) The length of time for which something exists or is current, valid, or usable.
    • The virtual enterprise forum developed several "classical" management functions for which resources were available throughout its lifespan.2002, Luis M Camarinha-Matos, Collaborative business ecosystems and virtual enterprises
    Synonyms:
    lifetime, working life[durable good]]s>

Forms of life span

plurallife spans

Questions about life span

What is life span the alternative spelling of?
Life span is the alternative spelling of lifespan.

Words near life span in the dictionary

  1. life settlements
  2. life sim
  3. life simulation
  4. life skill
  5. life skills
  6. life span
  7. life spans
  8. life stage
  9. life stages
  10. life stance
  11. life stances

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Adapted from Wiktionary: life span (page history and authors); lifespan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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