LONGEVOUS Definition & Meaning

longevous

[ lon-jee-vuhs, lawn- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Archaic.

living to a great age; long-lived.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of longevous¹

First recorded in 1670–80; from Latin longaevus “aged,” equivalent to long(us) long ¹ + aev(um) “time, age, lifetime” + -us adjective suffix; -ous

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It is true that botanists felt that so large and longevous a tree, if native, should be found in the natural forests of this country, or even forming pure forest.

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Rob, looking over her shoulder, laughed to see the list she had chosen: "Indefatigability, Juxtaposition, Loquaciousness, Pabulum, Peregrinate, Longevous."

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