lifework

English

Alternative forms

life's work

Etymology

From life +‎ work. Compare Saterland Frisian Lieuwendswierk, West Frisian libbenswurk, Dutch levenswerk, German Low German Levenswark, German Lebenswerk, Danish livsværk, Swedish livsverk.

Noun

lifework (plural lifeworks)

The main occupation or vocation of a person's life.

Translations

main occupation of one's life

Chinese:
Mandarin: 一生的工作 (yīshēng de gōngzuò), 畢生的事業, 毕生的事业 (bìshēng de shìyè)
Finnish: elämäntyö

German: Lebenswerk (de) n
Japanese: ライフワーク (raifuwāku)
Russian: де́ло всей жи́зни n (délo vsej žízni)

Anagrams

work life, work-life

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