levenslang

From leven (“life”) +‎ -s- +‎ lang (“long”).

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levenslang (not comparable)

1. lifelong

levenslang n (uncountable)

1. abbreviation of levenslange gevangenisstraf (“life imprisonment”)

• Almost always in phrases such as levenslang krijgen ("to get [sentenced to] life imprisonment"), levenslang eisen ("to demand life imprisonment"), and so forth; very rarely with a definite or indefinite article, then generally treated as neuter, although gevangenisstraf is feminine.