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Noun life has 14 senses

life - a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life"
--₁ is a kind of being, beingness, existence
--₁ has particulars: ghetto
life - the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; "he hoped for a new life in Australia"; "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others"
--₂ is a kind of being, beingness, existence
life, living - the experience of living; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"
--₃ is a kind of experience
animation, life, living, aliveness - the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
--₄ is a kind of being, beingness, existence
--₄ has particulars: eternal life, life eternal; skin; survival, endurance
life, lifetime, lifespan - 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"
--₅ is a kind of time period, period of time, period
--₅ has parts:
birth; death, dying, demise; time of life; age, eld
--₅ has particulars: life expectancy; afterlife, hereafter
life - the period between birth and the present time; "I have known him all his life"
--₆ is a kind of time period, period of time, period
--₆ has part: past

liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness - animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
--₇ is a kind of animation, spiritedness, invigoration, brio, vivification
--₇ has particulars:

biography, life, life story, life history - an account of the series of events making up a person's life
--₈ is a kind of history, account, chronicle, story
--₈ has particulars: autobiography; hagiography; profile; Parallel Lives
life - the period from the present until death; "he appointed himself emperor for life"
--₉ is a kind of time period, period of time, period
--₉ has particulars: days, years
life - a living person; "his heroism saved a life"
--₁₀ is a kind of person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
life - living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life"
--₁₁ is a kind of living thing, animate thing
--₁₁ has particulars: wildlife
life - a motive for living; "pottery was his life"
--₁₂ is a kind of motivation, motive, need
life - the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon"
--₁₃ is a kind of organic phenomenon
--₁₃ has particulars: biology; aerobiosis
life sentence, life - a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got life for killing the guard"
--₁₄ is a kind of prison term, sentence, time