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loss of life

loss of life noun: death.

Noun

loss of life (countable and uncountable, plural losses of life)

  1. (euphemistic) Death.
    • The new age comes through the death of Jesus, and his loss of life brings abundance to everyone.2004, Susan Miller, Women in Mark's Gospel, page 137
    • Chief Superintendent Alasdair Robinson said the device left below the M1 motorway was "sophisticated and substantial" and could have caused huge devastation and loss of life.2011 April 10, Henry McDonald, The Guardian

loss of life meaning in Tamil

loss of life in Tamil

பிராணசேதம், சேதம், உயிர்ச்சேதம், உயிரிழப்பு

Forms of loss of life

plurallosses of life

Questions about loss of life

What does loss of life mean?
Loss of life means death.
What is loss of life in Tamil?
Loss of life in Tamil is பிராணசேதம், சேதம், உயிர்ச்சேதம். See Loss of life meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is loss of life?
Loss of life is a noun.
What is the plural of loss of life?
The plural of loss of life is losses of life.

Words near loss of life in the dictionary

  1. loss functions
  2. loss leader
  3. loss leaders
  4. loss of consortium
  5. loss of face
  6. loss of life
  7. loss of supply
  8. loss prevention
  9. loss preventions
  10. loss ratio
  11. loss ratios

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