life(lif)
n. pl. lives (livs)
1. The form of existence that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic substances and dead organisms, characterized by metabolism, growth, reproduction, etc.
2. Existance regarded as a desirable condition:
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
3. Living organisms collectively.
4. A living being; person: to save a
life.
5. The period of an individual's existance between birth and death; also, a specified portion of this period.
6. A biography.
7. The period during which something continues to be effective, useful, etc.: the
life of an engine.
8. Manner of existence; characteristic activities, as of a specified group, locality, etc.: city
life.
9. Energetic force; animation: full of
life. For more information, see
Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life"
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