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Dutch
Etymology
From the root of leven (“to live”) + tijd (“time”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleːf.tɛi̯t/
- Hyphenation: leef‧tijd
Noun
leeftijd m (plural leeftijden, diminutive leeftijdje n)
- age (amount of time a being or object has lived or existed)
De leeftijd van de aarde is zo'n vier en een half miljard jaar.- The age of the earth is about four and a half billion years.
- age (stage of one's life or existence)
- Synonym: levensfase
- (archaic) lifetime, lifespan
- Synonyms: leven, levensduur
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