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LYF/laɪf/

The time you are alive, or the way you live: a busy life, in real life. Live is the verb (they live in York); lives can be the plural of life or the he/she form of live. Lifestyle is a longer related word.

Meaning

The time a person or animal is alive, or the way they live.

Examples

• “She has a busy life.”
• “City life is noisy.”
• “He told us about his life in the army.”

Good to know

a … life / in real life. Verb cousin: live. Plural: lives.

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