"fact of life" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: facts of life [plural]
Etymology: First use appears c. 1806. Head templates: {{en-noun|facts of life}} fact of life (plural facts of life)
  1. Something that cannot be avoided; a stark reality of existence. Derived forms: facts of life Related terms: such is life Translations (Translations): levensfeit [neuter] (Dutch), réalité de la vie [feminine] (French), Gegebenheit des Lebens [feminine] (German), ley de vida [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fact_of_life-en-noun-dbcMeH0k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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