long-lived

adjective

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1
as in older
being of advanced years and especially past middle age that sequoia tree is especially long-lived, having reached an age generally estimated to be at least 3,000 years

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2
as in long
lasting for a considerable time much to the relief of his parents, the youth's interest in the piano proved to be long-lived

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“Long-lived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-lived. Accessed 27 Jan. 2023.

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