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life

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life

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

Because it is a word with a single syllable, life is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions oflife

1noun
  • The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.

    Example: "Having experienced both, the vampire decided that he preferred (un)death to life.  He gave up on life."

  • The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "living document", "living constitution", etc.
  • Lifeforms, generally or collectively.

    Example: "It's life, but not as we know it.   She discovered plant life on the planet.   The rover discovered signs of life on the alien world."

  • A living individual; the fact of a particular individual being alive. (Chiefly when indicating individuals were lost (died) or saved.)

    Example: "Many lives were lost during the war.   Her quick thinking saved many dogs' lives."

  • Existence.

    Example: "Man's life on this planet has been marked by continual conflict.   the eternal life of the soul"

  • A period of time during which something has existence.
  • Animation; spirit; vivacity.
  • A biography.

    Example: "His life of the founder is finished, except for the title."

  • Nature, reality, and the forms that exist in it.
  • An opportunity for existence.
  • The life insurance industry.

    Example: "I work in life."

  • A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).

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