Meaning & use

Immortality

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The state of living forever; the quality of never dying or being forgotten.

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Ancient myths often center on a hero's quest for immortality.

The artist achieved a kind of immortality through works still admired centuries later.

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Used both literally, for beings that never die, and figuratively, for fame or legacy that outlasts a person's physical life.

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eternal lifedeathlessness

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