Definition of "lifework" [lifework]

• The chief or entire work of a person's lifetime. (noun)

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• "A lifework is given true substance and value only by the vital individual who puts his life into the struggle."
• "His lifework is The Magic Door, a sequence, written over a period of some 35 years."
• "So several potential honorees had their lifework duly poked, prodded and manhandled, separating the sf from the fantasy."