Associations to the word «Lifespan»

Wiktionary

LIFESPAN, noun. The length of time for which an organism lives.
LIFESPAN, noun. (by extension)   The length of time for which something exists or is current or valid.

Dictionary definition

LIFESPAN, noun. The period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.