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General words for life

life

noun

the period of time from someone’s birth until their death

lifespan

noun

the length of time that a person or animal lives or is expected to live

lifetime

noun

the period of time when someone is alive

universe

noun

someone’s life

life expectancy

noun

the length of time that someone is likely to live

things

noun

used for talking about life in a general way

thing

noun

an aspect of life

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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picture messaging

the sending of images and photographs from one mobile phone to another

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never event

an event that should never occur in a healthcare setting …

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