# lifelong

Pronunciation: US say "LYF-lawng" /ˈlaɪf.lɔŋ/; UK say "LYF-long" /ˈlaɪf.lɒŋ/

## Adjective

1. Continuing or lasting throughout a person's entire life.
   - Simple: Lasting for a person's whole life, from beginning to end.
   - _He maintained a lifelong commitment to protecting the local forest._
   - _Her lifelong fascination with the stars eventually led her to study astronomy._

## Origin

Formed from "life" combined with the suffix "-long."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/lifelong (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).