"lifescape" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: lifescapes [plural]
Etymology: From life + -scape. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|life|scape}} life + -scape Head templates: {{en-noun}} lifescape (plural lifescapes)
  1. A layout or representation of one's life, often depicted by life experiences, events, and circumstances
    Sense id: en-lifescape-en-noun-9OgKDMD2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -scape

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1922, The Atlantic Monthly, volume 129",
          "text": "Shall I accept unquestioningly the description of some important fact of a lifescape — a life philosophy —— from a static-minded man, however high his position?",
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          "ref": "1990, Lolo Houbein, Wrong Face in the Mirror",
          "text": "Instead of chapter headings I now have a list of titles to cover my lifescape from the points of view of my varied career: my hop-skip, never-ending education; health, and how to proceed despite the lack of it; [...]",
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          "ref": "1996, Rebecca Maddox, Inc. your dreams",
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          "ref": "2012, Vishwas Chavan, Universal Principles for Living",
          "text": "I for one have always wanted to share my story because I believe that my lifescape can resonate with a few others.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, Charlaine Harris, Dead Ever After",
          "text": "Thanks, Alan, for hours of entertainment and for some extraordinary experiences I would never have had if you and Christina and Gianna hadn't become part of my lifescape.",
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