lifework

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lifework

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

noun lifeworks · life's work

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

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noun main occupation of one's life

日本語	ライフワーク raifuwāku
中文	一生的工作 yīshēng de gōngzuò, 畢生的事業 /毕生的事业 bìshēng de shìyè
Deutsch	Lebenswerk
Русский	де́ло всей жи́зни délo vsej žízni

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@misc{lifework_2026,
  title = {lifework},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lifework},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}