living

/ˈli-viŋ/

adjective

  1. having life

  2. active, functioning

  3. exhibiting the life or motion of nature : natural

living languages

noun

  1. the condition of being alive

  2. means of subsistence : livelihood

  3. estate, property

verb

  1. to be alive : have the life of an animal or plant

  2. to continue alive

  3. to maintain oneself : subsist

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