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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. duration of service;
- Example: "her longevity as a star"
- Example: "had unusual longevity in the company"
[syn: longevity, length of service]

2. the property of being long-lived;
[syn: longevity, seniority]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Longevity \Lon*gev"i*ty\, n. [L. longaevitas. See Longevous.] Long duration of life; length of life. [1913 Webster] The instances of longevity are chiefly amongst the abstemious. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

longevity n 1: duration of service; "her longevity as a star"; "had unusual longevity in the company" [syn: longevity, length of service] 2: the property of being long-lived [syn: longevity, seniority]
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

LONGEVITY, n. Uncommon extension of the fear of death.