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Discussion: What is life?
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What's the purpose of life? Does being popular matter? Does any of this matter? What is life? What's this?
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life noun \ˈlīf\
: the ability to grow, change, etc., that separates plants and animals from things like water or rocks
: the period of time when a person is alive
: the experience of being alive
plural lives
Full Definition of LIFE
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a : the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body
b : a principle or force that is considered to underlie the distinctive quality of animate beings
c : an organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism, growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction
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a : the sequence of physical and mental experiences that make up the existence of an individual
b : one or more aspects of the process of living <sex life of the frog>
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: biography 1
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: spiritual existence transcending physical death
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a : the period from birth to death
b : a specific phase of earthly existence <adult life>
c : the period from an event until death <a judge appointed for life>
d : a sentence of imprisonment for the remainder of a convict's life
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: a way or manner of living
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: livelihood
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: a vital or living being; specifically : person <many lives were lost in the disaster>
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: an animating and shaping force or principle
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: spirit, animation <saw no life in her dancing>
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: the form or pattern of something existing in reality <painted from life>
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: the period of duration, usefulness, or popularity of something <the expected life of the batteries>
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: the period of existence (as of a subatomic particle) — compare half-life
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: a property (as resilience or elasticity) of an inanimate substance or object resembling the animate quality of a living being
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: living beings (as of a particular kind or environment) <forest life>
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a : human activities
b : animate activity and movement <stirrings of life>
c : the activities of a given sphere, area, or time <the political life of the country>
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: one providing interest and vigor <life of the party>
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: an opportunity for continued viability <gave the patient a new life>
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capitalized Christian Science : god 1b
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: something resembling animate life <a grant saved the project's life>
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Examples of LIFE
He believes that God gives life to all creatures.
She was happy and healthy for most of her life.
The people in her family tend to have long lives.
I've known her all my life.
He is nearing the end of his life.
People can expect to change jobs several times in their life .
They've been waiting their whole life for an opportunity like this.
What do you really want out of life?
All this paperwork has made life much more difficult.
The details of everyday life can be fascinating.
Origin of LIFE
Middle English lif, from Old English līf; akin to Old English libban to live — more at live
First Known Use: before 12th century
Related to LIFE
Synonyms
bio, biography, memoir
Antonyms
lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, torpidity
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Other Biology Terms
autochthonous, fecund, homunculus, phylogeny, substrate
Rhymes with LIFE
fife, Fife, knife, rife, strife, wife
2life adjective
: of or relating to life
: done as long as a person lives : existing or lasting throughout a person's life
Full Definition of LIFE
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: of or relating to animate being
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: lifelong <a life member>
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: using a living model <a life class>
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: of, relating to, or provided by life insurance <a life policy>
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Examples of LIFE
the life force in all things
He was given a life sentence in prison.
First Known Use of LIFE
13th century
life noun \ˈlīf\ (Medical Dictionary)
plural lives
Medical Definition of LIFE
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a : the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional plant or animal from a dead body
b : a state of living characterized by capacity for metabolism, growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction
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a : the sequence of physical and mental experiences that make up the existence of an individual
b : a specific part or aspect of the process of living <sex life> <adult life>
—life·less adjective
life noun (Concise Encyclopedia)
Matter characterized by the ability to metabolize nutrients (process materials for energy and tissue building), grow, reproduce, and respond and adapt to environmental stimuli. Fossil evidence suggests that Earth's first living organisms, bacteria and cyanobacteria, arose about 3.5 billion years ago. All known life-forms possess either DNA or RNA. Viruses, which possess DNA and RNA, cannot reproduce without a host cell and do not metabolize nutrients, and it is uncertain whether they should be classified as living or nonliving. Scientists disagree on the likelihood of extraterrestrial life. See also Drake equation.
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My aspiration in life? .. to be happy.
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We live we die. You won't be around to see if people talk about you after you are dead so that doesn't matter. This whole "I want people to remember me" **** is dumb. That shouldn't be the reason. Just find stuff that makes you happy, focus on your soul, try to answer its questions. Find out what you want to do. Go for it. Don't hurt living creatures. And die. Eventually.
Ball is life.
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Originally posted by Ouz
We live we die. You won't be around to see if people talk about you after you are dead so that doesn't matter. This whole "I want people to remember me" **** is dumb. That shouldn't be the reason. Just find stuff that makes you happy, focus on your soul, try to answer its questions. Find out what you want to do. Go for it. Don't hurt living creatures. And die. Eventually.
Ball is life.
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wuts ball?
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A gift from God
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College, work, money, air, drink, food, sleep, cleaning, health, sport, sex, tourism, partying, getting high ...
I mean ... doesn't it slay?
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Life is an experience of being human or something, We came here amnesia and we can choose to end it and learn again later on...
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A mess.
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Came here to post this.
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It's a reverse warholian experience
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Shrek is love, Shrek is life.
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