Animate existence regarded in terms of its continuance or prolongation. Opposed to death.
| 单词 | θ8858 |
| 释义 | the world > life > source or principle of life > continuance or tenacity of life > [noun] (44) lifeOE Animate existence regarded in terms of its continuance or prolongation. Opposed to death. livingc1350 The fact of being alive; continuance in life; the experience of proceeding through life; the faculty, function, or course of life. Also: the… existence1583 Continuance as a living organism; continued survival; life. Also: an instance of this. survival1598 The continuing to live after some event (spec. of the soul after death); remaining alive, living on. survivancea1623 = survival, n. 1. Now rare. survivership1638 = survivorship, n. supervivency1659 survival. vivaciousnessa1661 Tenacity of life; longevity. rare. vivacity1663 Tenacity of life. Obsolete. survivorship1697 Law, etc. The condition of a survivor, or the fact of one person surviving another or others, considered in relation to some right or privilege… surviving1818 survival. Subcategories:— survivor (18) — living through winter (1) — immortality (13) — science of prolonging life (1) |
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