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life expectancy

life expectancy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /laɪf -tən(t)-sē/
    • /laɪf ɪkˈspek.tən.si/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /laɪf -tən(t)-sē/

Definitions of life expectancy words

  • noun life expectancy the probable number of years remaining in the life of an individual or class of persons determined statistically, affected by such factors as heredity, physical condition, nutrition, and occupation. 1
  • noun life expectancy age one is expected to live to 1
  • uncountable noun life expectancy The life expectancy of a person, animal, or plant is the length of time that they are normally likely to live. 0
  • noun life expectancy the statistically determined average number of years of life remaining after a specified age for a given group of individuals 0
  • noun life expectancy the statistically probable length of time that a typical individual can be expected to live 0
  • noun life expectancy (of a person) The amount of time one is expected to live. 0
See all 7 definitions of life expectancy

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Origin of life expectancy

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Life expectancy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Life expectancy

life expectancy popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for life expectancy

noun life expectancy

  • longevity — a long individual life; great duration of individual life: Our family is known for its longevity.
  • life span — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
  • lifetime — the time that the life of someone or something continues; the term of a life: peace within our lifetime.
All 3 Synonyms of life expectancy

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