Longevous is an adjective that means long-lived.
Our word of the day gets its origin by combining two Latin words longus (LONE goose) which means ‘long’ and aevum (EYE voom) which means ‘age.’
My cousin has wanted to be an astronaut since he was five. While this never seemed like a realistic goal, I’ve always admired this longevous dream of his.

Longevous is an adjective that means long-lived. Our word of the day gets its origin by combining two Latin words longus (LONE goose) which means ‘long’ and aevum (EYE voom) which means ‘age.’ My cousin has wanted to be an astronaut since he was five. While this never seemed like a realistic goal, I’ve always admired this longevous dream of his.

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