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  • 71life — n. (pl. lives) 1 the condition which distinguishes active animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, functional activity, and continual change preceding death. 2 a living things and their activity (insect life;… …

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  • 72Life and Fate — infobox Book | name = Life and Fate title orig = translator = author = Vasily Grossman illustrator = cover artist = country = U.S.S.R. language = Russian series = genre = publisher = release date = media type = pages = isbn = preceded by =… …

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  • 73Life annuity — The life annuity is a financial contract according to which a seller (issuer) typically a financial institution such as a life insurance company makes a series of payments in the future to the buyer (annuitant) in exchange for the immediate… …

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  • 74life — /laɪf / (say luyf) noun (plural lives) 1. the condition which distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic objects and dead organisms. The distinguishing manifestations of life are: growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of… …

  • 75life — That state of animals, humans, and plants or of an organized being, in which its natural functions and motions are performed, or in which its organs are capable of performing their functions. The interval between birth and death. The sum of the… …

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  • 76life — That state of animals, humans, and plants or of an organized being, in which its natural functions and motions are performed, or in which its organs are capable of performing their functions. The interval between birth and death. The sum of the… …

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  • 77life — [[t]laɪf[/t]] n. pl. lives (līvz), adj. 1) bio the general condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, a means of reproduction, and internal regulation in… …

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  • 78life-time — noun the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) the battery had a short life he lived a long and happy life • Syn: ↑life, ↑lifetime, ↑lifespan • Derivationally related forms: ↑lifer ( …

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  • 79Life of Sergei Rachmaninoff — Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (OldStyleDateDY|1 April|1873|20 March ndash; 28 March 1943), Russian composer and pianist, lived through tumultuous times. Born into an aristocratic, musical family in Semyonovo, near Veliky Novgorod, he was… …

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  • 80period — pe|ri|od1 [ pıriəd ] noun count *** 1. ) an amount of time during which something happens: The long dry period ended with torrential rain. period of: A decision has to be made within a period of three months. period of time: They reached these… …

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