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LIFEBLOOD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lifeblood mean?
• LIFEBLOOD (noun)
The noun LIFEBLOOD has 2 senses:
1. the blood considered as the seat of vitality
2. an essential or life-giving force
Familiarity information: LIFEBLOOD used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The blood considered as the seat of vitality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("lifeblood" is a kind of...):
blood (the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An essential or life-giving force
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context example:
water is the lifeblood of India
Hypernyms ("lifeblood" is a kind of...):
force (a powerful effect or influence)
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