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life
 
NOUN:1. A member of the human race: being, body, creature, homo, human, human being, individual, man, mortal, party, person, personage, soul. See BEINGS. 2. The period during which someone or something exists: day (often used in plural), duration, existence, lifetime, span, term. See LIVE, TIME. 3. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner: animation, bounce, brio, dash, élan, esprit, liveliness, pertness, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim, vivaciousness, vivacity, zip. Informal : ginger, pep, peppiness. Slang : oomph. See ACTION.
 
 
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