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l'chaim

l'chaim is the alternative form of lechayim.

Meaning of lechayim

Interjection

  1. (Judaism) "To life": a Jewish drinking toast.
    • Drink l'chaim, to life, to life, l'chaim! L'chaim, l'chaim, to life!1964, “To Life”, in Sheldon Harnick (lyrics), Jerry Bock (music), Fiddler On The Roof

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Questions about l'chaim

What is l'chaim the alternative form of?
L'chaim is the alternative form of lechayim.

Words near l'chaim in the dictionary

  1. L'Anse-au-Clair
  2. L'Anse-au-Diable
  3. L'Anse-au-Loup
  4. l'appel du vide
  5. L'Aquila
  6. l'chaim
  7. l'chayim
  8. l'ee
  9. l'ees
  10. l'envoi
  11. l'esprit d'escalier

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Adapted from Wiktionary: l'chaim (page history and authors); lechayim (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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