The scholar carried on his lifework.
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Lifework
Synonyms for "lifework" (42 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (21)
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Translations
11 translations across 8 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 一生的工作 noun (main occupation of one's life)
- 畢生的事業 /毕生的事业 noun (main occupation of one's life)
Dutch
1 entries- levenswerk noun (main occupation of one's life)
Finnish
1 entries- elämäntyö noun (main occupation of one's life)
German
1 entries- Lebenswerk noun (main occupation of one's life)
Japanese
1 entries- ライフワーク noun (main occupation of one's life)
Polish
3 entries- cel życia noun (main occupation of one's life)
- dorobek życia noun (main occupation of one's life)
- praca życia noun (main occupation of one's life)
Russian
1 entries- де́ло всей жи́зни noun (main occupation of one's life)
Swedish
1 entries- livsverk noun (main occupation of one's life)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The scholar carried out his lifework at the age of seventy.
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Art is my lifework.
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