"circle of life" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: circles of life [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|circles of life}} circle of life (plural circles of life)
  1. The natural cycle of procreation, birth, life, death and predation. Translations (the natural cycle of life): cerchio della vita [masculine] (Italian), yaşam döngüsü (Turkish)

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