"alife" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Compare lief (“dear”). Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} alife (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) with all one's heart; dearly. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-alife-en-adv-Ur2PGd-d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Abbreviation of artificial life. Etymology templates: {{abbreviation of|en|artificial life}} Abbreviation of artificial life. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} alife (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of A-life Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: A-life
    Sense id: en-alife-en-noun-aKaX5YZd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for alife meaning in English (1.6kB)

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