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Word: Life
Speech Type: Noun
Old English līf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijf, German Leib ‘body’, also to live
lʌɪf
the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death
Short Definition:state of living
Examples:- the origins of life
- cats require visual experience during the first few weeks of life
the existence of an individual human being or animal
Short Definition:existence of human or animal
Examples:- a disaster that claimed the lives of 266 people
- she didn't want to die; she loved life
the period between the birth and death of a living thing, especially a human being
Short Definition:period between birth and death
Examples:- she has lived all her life in the country
- they became friends for life
vitality, vigour, or energy
Short Definition:vitality or energy
Examples:- she was beautiful and full of life
(in art) the depiction of a subject from a real model, rather than from an artist's imagination
Short Definition:depiction of subject from real model
Examples:- the pose and clothing were sketched from life
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