Definition of expectation of life noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

expectation of life

noun

/ˌekspekteɪʃn əv ˈlaɪf/

[uncountable] (North American English)

(also life expectancy [uncountable, countable] British and North American English)

the number of years that a person is likely to live; the length of time that something is likely to exist or continue for

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