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LIFEBLOOD

Pronunciation (US):

• LIFEBLOOD (noun)
The noun LIFEBLOOD has 2 senses:

1. the blood considered as the seat of vitality
2. an essential or life-giving force

Familiarity information: LIFEBLOOD used as a noun is rare.

• LIFEBLOOD (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The blood considered as the seat of vitality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("lifeblood" is a kind of...):

blood (the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped by the heart)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

An essential or life-giving force

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

water is the lifeblood of India

Hypernyms ("lifeblood" is a kind of...):

force (a powerful effect or influence)

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(English proverb)
"Many have fallen with the bottle in their hand."
(Native American proverb, Lakota)
"Don't eat your bread on someone else's table."
(Arabic proverb)
"The one you love you punish."
(Danish proverb)

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