lengthy illness

collocation in English

meaningsoflengthyandillness

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lengthy
adjective
uk
/ˈleŋ.θi/us
/ˈleŋ.θi/
continuing for a ...
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illness
noun
uk
/ˈɪl.nəs/us
/ˈɪl.nəs/
a disease of the body ...
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(Definition oflengthyandillnessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Alengthyillnessmight cause considerable distress for the informal caregiver (for instance, reduced performance on paid work).
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He died in 1992 following alengthyillness.
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His publicist stated that he had alengthyillness.
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After alengthyillness, he died in 1940.
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At the moment, our salaries will pay for secretarial help while our secretaries are on holiday, but alengthyillnesspresents difficulty.
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Harmon was widowed in 1987, remarried in 1988 and died in 1997 after alengthyillness.
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The reasons of the poor marks appear to be in hislengthyillness.
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He died at the age of sixty-five after alengthyillness.
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He died in 2009 after alengthyillnessat the age of 88.
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He died after more than two decades in power, following alengthyillness, still in control of events.
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