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Is it "lifespan" or "life span"?

Education & Reference by Anonymous 2018-06-25 13:34:22

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Is it "lifespan" or "life span"?

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I would like to know the correct spelling of this word (lifespan or life span). Are they joined or separated?

  • Anonymous

    life span is less commonly used https://www.macmillandictionary.com/spel... https://dictionary.cambridge.org/spellch... https://dictionary.cambridge.org/diction...

  • Anonymous

    life span (also lifespan) https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/defini...

  • Anonymous

    It makes no difference but the normal way of typing the word is 'lifespan' without the space.

  • Anonymous

    Life span

  • Anonymous

    lifespan or life-span It's a compound-noun, not an adjective with a noun Unfortunately, dropping hyphens seems to be all the rage nowadays, especially among americans

  • Anonymous

    It's usually joined but separated has a slightly different meaning.

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