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living

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. living (noun)
  2. assisted living (noun)
  3. spiritual living (noun)

2living

noun

Definition of LIVING

1
: the condition of being alive
2
a : means of subsistence : livelihood <earning a living> b archaic : estate, property c British : benefice 1
3
: conduct or manner of life <the collegiate way of living — J. B. Conant>
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Examples of LIVING

  1. the challenges of city living
  2. It's summertime, and the living is easy.
  3. the living and the dead
  4. The world belongs to the living.

First Known Use of LIVING

14th century

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