variants or life-sized
: of natural size : of the size of the original
a life-size statue

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Located at the center of the land, known as the Black Spire Outpost, the queue for the ride begins outside a life-size model of the Millennium Falcon. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026 These half-ton animals are such a danger to drivers that Volvo moose-tests every one of its models with a life-size rubber moose crash test dummy that weighs nearly 800 pounds. Kristin Shaw, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026 Look for Eddy, the life-size replica of an Ice Age Mammoth. Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 20 May 2026 Inside, the front desk is flanked by an animatronic dire wolf and a life-size acrylic woolly mammoth peering out from what appears to be a massive block of ice. Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for life-size

Word History

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of life-size was in 1813

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“Life-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-size. Accessed 25 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

life-size

adjective
ˈlīf-ˈsīz
variants or life-sized
-ˈsīzd
: of natural size : having the same size as the original
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