Meaning & use

life

noun·Everyday

The condition that distinguishes living things from dead matter, including growth, reproduction, and continual change.

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Scientists search other planets for any sign of life, even simple bacteria.

She wrote a book about her life growing up on a small farm.

A note on using this word

Life can mean the biological state of being alive, or, more broadly, a person's individual experience and story.

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Another way to use it

2. noun

A prison sentence lasting for the remainder of a person's natural life.

The judge sentenced the murderer to life without the possibility of parole.

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