Tuesday, December 16, 2008

The meaning of 'LIFE'

My blog is entitled 'Life Is But A Dream'..When I searched for the meaning of 'Life' using Wordweb 5.5, there are 14 definitions given. Here goes :

1. A characteristic state or mode of living

"social life"; "city life"; "real life"

2. The experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

"she could no longer cope with the complexities of life"

3. The course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living

"he hoped for a new life in England"

4. The condition of living or the state of being alive

"life depends on many chemical and physical processes"

5. The period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)

"the battery had a short life"

6. The period between birth and the present time

"I have known him all his life"

7. The period from the present until death

"he appointed himself emperor for life"

8. A living person

"his heroism saved a life"

9. Animation and energy in action or expression

"it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

10. Living things collectively

"the oceans are teeming with life"

11. The organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones

"there is no life on the moon"

12. An account of the series of events making up a person's life

13. A motive for living

"pottery was his life"

14. A prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives

"he got life for killing the guard"

I think the 'life' that I refer to in my blog is more relevant to Definition No. 1, 2 ,3, and 12 =)

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