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lifeblood

[ lahyf-bluhd ]

noun

  1. the blood, considered as essential to maintain life:

    to spill one's lifeblood in war.

  2. a life-giving, vital, or animating element:

    Agriculture is the lifeblood of the country.



lifeblood

/ ˈɪˌʌ /

noun

  1. the blood, considered as vital to sustain life
  2. the essential or animating force
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lifeblood1

First recorded in 1580–90; life + blood
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