Definition of the life of the party
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:someone who is very lively and amusing at a party or other social gathering
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life
play
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: the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body
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: a principle or force that is considered to underlie the distinctive quality of animate beings
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: an organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism (see metabolism 1), growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction
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: of or relating to animate being
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: lifelong
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: using a living model
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party
play
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: a person or group taking one side of a question, dispute, or contest
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: a group of persons organized for the purpose of directing the policies of a government
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: a person or group participating in an action or affair
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: to attend or give parties
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