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Word: Longevous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 17th century: from Latin longaevus, from longus ‘long’ + aevum ‘age’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
lɒnˈdʒiːvəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
living a long time
Short Definition:living long time
Examples:- longevous species
Variant Forms:
- longaevous
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