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

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Among the big draws were Sabrina Carpenter, who closed out the festival with surprise guests Earth, Wind & Fire, and A$AP Rocky, who performed from a life-size helicopter onstage. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2025 The lands are home to life-size recreations of legendary locales such as Harry’s alma mater Hogwarts Castle and the Dickensian Diagon Alley. Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025 To create a life-size bust of a person, Seexeng Lee would usually meet with them and measure their face and facial features. Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 1 Aug. 2025 The city of Dana Point unveiled on Thursday, July 31, two new additions to its collection of life-size bronze statues in Waterman’s Plaza, its garden dedicated to surf legends and innovators from the beach town. Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 1 Aug. 2025 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 19 Aug. 2025.

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life-size

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