"loss of life" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: losses of life [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|losses of life}} loss of life (countable and uncountable, plural losses of life)
  1. (euphemistic) Death. Tags: countable, euphemistic, uncountable Categories (topical): Death

Inflected forms

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