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Dictionary definition for: Life

1. (n) a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life" "city life" "real life"

2. (n) the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; "he hoped for a new life in Australia" "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others"

3. (n) the experience of living; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"

4. (n) the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there''s life there''s hope" "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"

5. (n) the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) "the battery had a short life" "he lived a long and happy life"

6. (n) the period between birth and the present time; "I have known him all his life"

7. (n) animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

8. (n) an account of the series of events making up a person''s life

9. (n) the period from the present until death; "he appointed himself emperor for life"

10. (n) a living person; "his heroism saved a life"

11. (n) living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life"

12. (n) a motive for living; "pottery was his life"

13. (n) the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon"

14. (n) a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got life for killing the guard"

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