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Lives vs Lifetime - What's the difference?

lives | lifetime |

As nouns the difference between lives and lifetime

is that lives is while lifetime is the duration of the life of someone or something.

As a verb lives

is (live).

lives

English

Etymology 1

See (live) (verb)

Verb

(head)
  • (live)

    • Etymology 2

    See (live) (noun)

    Noun

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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    lifetime

    English

    Noun

  • The duration of the life of someone or something.
  • (informal, hyperbole) A long period of time.
    • I've been waiting a lifetime for a train.

    Synonyms

    * ages, donkey's years (UK slang''), an eternity, years, yonks (''UK slang )

    Derived terms

    * chemical lifetime * a legend in one's own lifetime * all in a lifetime, all in one's lifetime * customer lifetime value * fluorescence lifetime imaging * lifetime achievement award * lifetime average daily dose * lifetime cap * lifetime employment * lifetime exposure * lifetime income tax * lifetime job * lifetime learning credit * lifetime maximum benefit amount * lifetime mobility * lifetime mortgage * lifetime payment cap * lifetime policy * lifetime rate cap * lifetime reserve days * lifetime reverse mortgage * life-timer * lifetime risk * lifetime value * minority carrier lifetime * maximum segment lifetime * mean lifetime * object lifetime * of a lifetime * once-in-a-lifetime