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Marko: meaning of life?

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Main Entry: 1life

Pronunciation: 'lIf

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural lives /'lIvz/

Etymology: Middle English lif, from Old English lIf; akin to Old English libban to live -- more at LIVE

1 a : the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body b : a principle or force that is considered to underlie the distinctive quality of animate beings -- compare VITALISM 1 c : an organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism, growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction

2 a : the sequence of physical and mental experiences that make up the existence of an individual b : one or more aspects of the process of living <sex life of the frog>

3 : BIOGRAPHY 1

4 : spiritual existence transcending physical death

5 a : the period from birth to death b : a specific phase of earthly existence <adult life> c : the period from an event until death <a judge appointed for life> d : a sentence of imprisonment for the remainder of a convict's life

6 : a way or manner of living

7 : LIVELIHOOD

8 : a vital or living being; specifically : PERSON <many lives were lost in the disaster>

9 : an animating and shaping force or principle

10 : SPIRIT, ANIMATION <there was no life in her dancing>

11 : the form or pattern of something existing in reality <painted from life>

12 : the period of duration, usefulness, or popularity of something <the expected life of flashlight batteries>

13 : the period of existence (as of a subatomic particle) -- compare HALF-LIFE

14 : a property (as resilience or elasticity) of an inanimate substance or object resembling the animate quality of a living being

15 : living beings (as of a particular kind or environment) <forest life>

16 a : human activities b : animate activity and movement <stirrings of life> c : the activities of a given sphere, area, or time <the political life of the country>

17 : one providing interest and vigor <life of the party>

18 : an opportunity for continued viability <gave the patient a new life>

19 capitalized, Christian Science : GOD 1b

20 : something resembling animate life <a grant saved the project's life>

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Marko,

What kind of soup tastes best when served in a human skull?

yikes

that gave even me the creeps

Marko, Max might be cracking under the pressure. You may need to let him borrow your Honey Bear to releive himself before he loses it.

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