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According to WordNet, the noun "life" has 14 sense(s).

115140405 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".

105810561 the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life".

109178727 a motive for living; "pottery was his life".

113961642 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".

104632157 animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it".

113961399 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".

106515827 an account of the series of events making up a person's life.

115225076 a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got life for killing the guard".

100006269 living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life".

110260706 a living person; "his heroism saved a life".

113963192 a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life".

115140744 the period between birth and the present time; "I have known him all his life".

115140892 the period from the present until death; "he appointed himself emperor for life".

111473291 the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon".

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