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▸ noun:  (uncountable) 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.
▸ noun:  (biology) The status possessed by any of a number of entities, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and sometimes viruses, which have the properties of replication and metabolism.
▸ noun:  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.
▸ noun:  Lifeforms, generally or collectively.
▸ noun:  (countable) A living individual; the fact of a particular individual being alive. (Chiefly when indicating individuals were lost (died) or saved.)
▸ noun:  Existence.
▸ noun:  A worthwhile existence.
▸ noun:  A particular aspect of existence.
▸ noun:  (informal) Social life.
▸ noun:  Something which is inherently part of a person's existence, such as job, family, a loved one, etc.
▸ noun:  A period of time during which something has existence.
▸ noun:  The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive.
▸ noun:  The span of time during which an object operates.
▸ noun:  The period of time during which an object is recognizable.
▸ noun:  A particular phase or period of existence.
▸ noun:  A period extending from a when a (positive or negative) office, punishment, etc is conferred on someone until that person dies (or, sometimes, reaches retirement age).
▸ noun:  (colloquial) A life sentence; a period of imprisonment that lasts until the convict's death (or, sometimes, parole).
▸ noun:  Animation; spirit; vivacity.
▸ noun:  The most lively component or participant.
▸ noun:  A biography.
▸ noun:  Nature, reality, and the forms that exist in it.
▸ noun:  An opportunity for existence.
▸ noun:  (video games) One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.
▸ noun:  (baseball, softball, cricket) A chance for the batter (or batting team) to bat again, given as a result of an misplay by a member of the fielding team.
▸ noun:  One of a player's chances to play in various children's playground games, lost when a mistake is made, for example being struck by the ball in dodgeball.
▸ noun:  (uncountable, insurance) The life insurance industry.
▸ noun:  (countable) A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).
▸ verb:  (aviation) To replace components whose operational lifetime has expired.
▸ noun:  (chiefly Christian Science) God.
▸ noun:  (cellular automata) Conway's Game of Life.
▸ noun:  A surname.

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