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LIFEBLOOD

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An essential or life-giving force

Example:

water is the lifeblood of India

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("lifeblood" is a kind of...):

force (a powerful effect or influence)

Sense 2

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)

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