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life and death

life and death
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahyf and deth]
    • /laɪf ænd dɛθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahyf and deth]
    • /laɪf ænd dɛθ/

Definition of life and death words

  • adjective life and death ending with the death or possible death of one of the participants; crucially important: The cobra was engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the mongoose. 1
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Origin of life and death

First appearance:

before 1680
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1680-90

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Parts of speech for Life and death

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Life and death

life and death popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for life and death

adj life and death

  • consequential — Consequential means the same as consequent.
  • critical — If a person is critical or in a critical condition in hospital, they are seriously ill.
  • crucial — If you describe something as crucial, you mean it is extremely important.
  • determining — having the quality of deciding
  • imperative — imperative language
All 98 Synonyms of life and death

Antonyms for life and death

adj life and death

  • insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
  • unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
  • unknown — not known; not within the range of one's knowledge, experience, or understanding; strange; unfamiliar.
  • inessential — not essential; not necessary; nonessential.
  • trivial — of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
All 33 Antonyms of life and death

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