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life·work

 (līf′wûrk′)

n.

The chief or entire work of a person's lifetime.

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lifework

(ˈlaɪfˌwɜːk)

n

a work to which a person has devoted his or her life

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life•work

(ˈlaɪfˈwɜrk)

n.

the complete or principal work, labor, or task of a lifetime.

[1870–75]

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Noun1.lifework - the principal work of your career

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