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or life-sized
: of natural size : of the size of the original
a life-size statue
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The project of removing the marbles from the Parthenon, the fifth-century temple on the Acropolis, and shipping them to Britain took more than a decade—about half of the original five-hundred-and-twenty-four-foot frieze was removed, as were a number of life-size statues from the pediments.
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
From playing life-size chess and tie-dyeing T-shirts in the activity tent to pop-up concerts at the edge of the lake, there is no shortage of fun things to do on-site.
—Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
From playing life-size chess and tie-dyeing T-shirts in the activity tent to pop-up concerts at the edge of the lake, there is no shortage of fun things to do on-site.
—Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024
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“Life-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-size. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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