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  • 41life — [n1] animation, spirit activity, being, breath, brio, dash, élan*, élan vital*, energy, enthusiasm, entity, esprit, essence, excitement, getup and go*, go*, growth, heart, high spirits, impulse, lifeblood, liveliness, oomph*, sentience, soul,… …

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  • 42life cycle — life cycles 1) N COUNT: usu with poss The life cycle of an animal or plant is the series of changes and developments that it passes through from the beginning of its life until its death. The dormant period is another stage in the life cycle of… …

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  • 43Life Is Worth Living — was an inspirational American television series which aired on the DuMont Television Network from 1951 to 1955, and then on ABC until 1957. It is still shown in reruns on the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) and the Trinity Broadcasting… …

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  • 44Life Among the Savages — is a collection of short stories edited into novel form, written by author Shirley Jackson. Originally these stories were published individually in women s magazines such as Good Housekeeping , Woman s Day , Mademoiselle , and others. Published… …

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  • 45period — I noun age, bout, continuance, course, diuturnity, duration, eon, epoch, era, hitch, interval, juncture, length of time, limited time, point, season, shift, span, spell, stage, stint, stretch, tenure, term, time, time interval, time stretch, tour …

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  • 46life sentence — life sentences N COUNT If someone receives a life sentence, they are sentenced to stay in prison for the rest of their life, or for a very long period of time. Some were serving life sentences for murder …

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  • 47life|time — «LYF TYM», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the time of being alive; period during which a life lasts: »My grandfather has seen many changes during his lifetime. 2. the length of the time anything lasts, is enforced, or is useful: »the lifetime of an… …

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  • 48period of survival — index life (period of existence), lifetime Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 49period piece — period pieces N COUNT A period piece is a play, book, or film that is set at a particular time in history and describes life at that time …

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  • 50life span — life′ span n. 1) dvl the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend 2) dvl the longevity of an individual …

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