As an attributive modifier of a noun in, say, "lifelong friend" it is a compound word, more specifically an adjective-centred compound adjective. The first component "life" is a noun.
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As an attributive modifier of a noun in, say, "lifelong friend" it is a compound word, more specifically an adjective-centred compound adjective. The first component "life" is a noun.