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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Living \Liv"ing\ (l[i^]v"[i^]ng), a. [From Live, v. i.]
1. Being alive; having life; as, a living creature. Opposed
to dead.
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2. Active; lively; vigorous; -- said esp. of states of the
mind, and sometimes of abstract things; as, a living
faith; a living principle. `` Living hope. '' --Wyclif.
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3. Issuing continually from the earth; running; flowing; as,
a living spring; -- opposed to stagnant.
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4. Producing life, action, animation, or vigor; quickening.
``Living light.'' --Shak.
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5. Ignited; glowing with heat; burning; live.
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Then on the living coals wine they pour. --Dryden.
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Living force. See Vis viva, under Vis.
Living gale (Naut.), a heavy gale.
Living rock or Living stone, rock in its native or
original state or location; rock not quarried. `` I now
found myself on a rude and narrow stairway, the steps of
which were cut out of the living rock.'' --Moore.
The living, those who are alive, or one who is alive.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Laving \Lav"ing\, a. [From Live, v. i.]
1. Being alive; having life; as, a living creature.
2. Active; lively; vigorous; -- said esp. of states of the
mind, and sometimes of abstract things; as, a living
faith; a living principle. `` Living hope. '' --Wyclif.
3. Issuing continually from the earth; running; flowing; as,
a living spring; -- opposed to stagnant.
4. Producing life, action, animation, or vigor; quickening.
``Living light.'' --Shak.
5. Ignited; glowing with heat; burning; live.
Then on the living coals wine they pour. --Dryden.
Living force. See Vis viva, under Vis.
Living gale (Naut.), a heavy gale.
Living rock or stone, rock in its native or original
state or location; rock not quarried. `` I now found
myself on a rude and narrow stairway, the steps of which
were cut out of the living rock.'' --Moore.
The living, those who are alive, or one who is alive.
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
living force /lˈɪvɪŋ fˈɔːs/
1. életerô
2. eleven erô
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