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Meaning of life

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  life
      n 1: a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life";
           "city life"; "real life"
      2: the experience of being alive; the course of human events and
         activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of
         life" [syn: {life}, {living}]
      3: 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"
      4: 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" [syn: {animation}, {life}, {living},
         {aliveness}]
      5: 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}, {life-time},
         {lifespan}]
      6: the period between birth and the present time; "I have known
         him all his life"
      7: the period from the present until death; "he appointed
         himself emperor for life"
      8: a living person; "his heroism saved a life"
      9: animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy
         play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" [syn:
         {liveliness}, {life}, {spirit}, {sprightliness}]
      10: living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with
          life"
      11: the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms
          from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon"
      12: an account of the series of events making up a person's life
          [syn: {biography}, {life}, {life story}, {life history}]
      13: a motive for living; "pottery was his life"
      14: a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got
          life for killing the guard" [syn: {life sentence}, {life}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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