| living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life"
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| animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" Synonyms: liveliness, spirit, sprightliness,
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| the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life" Synonyms: living,
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| an account of the series of events making up a person''s life Synonyms: biography, life story, life history,
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| a motive for living; "pottery was his life"
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| a living person; "his heroism saved a life"
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| the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon"
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| 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"
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| 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" Synonyms: animation, living, aliveness,
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| a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life"
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| 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" Synonyms: lifetime, life-time, lifespan,
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| the period between birth and the present time; "I have known him all his life"
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| the period from the present until death; "he appointed himself emperor for life"
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| a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got life for killing the guard" Synonyms: life sentence,
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