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life

/ˈlaɪf/LYF
/ˈlaɪf/LYF

Meaninglife, the body

Common meaning: being alive

Other meanings: the time a living thing exists

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishlifsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishlifsource
  3. Englishlife‘being alive’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English lif ‘life, the body’.

Roots

  • lif Old English “life, the body”

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