• 1. the state or quality that distinguishes living beings or organisms from dead ones and from inorganic matter, characterized chiefly by metabolism, growth, and the ability to reproduce and respond to stimuli
• 2. the period between birth and death
• 3. a living person or being
• 4. the time between birth and the present time
• 5. the remainder or extent of one's life
• 6. ( as modifier )
• 7. short for life imprisonment
• 8. the amount of time that something is active or functioning
• 9. a present condition,...

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