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past life

past life noun: a previously lived life in a different body, according to theories of reincarnation.

Noun

past life (plural past lives)

  1. A previously lived life in a different body, according to theories of reincarnation.
    • She claims to have been Cleopatra and Marie Antoinette in past lives.
  2. (informal) A former period of one's life.
    • I was a computer programmer in a past life, but now I raise pigs and chickens.

Forms of past life

pluralpast lives

Questions about past life

What does past life mean?
Past life means a previously lived life in a different body, according to theories of reincarnation.
What part of speech is past life?
Past life is a noun.
What is the plural of past life?
The plural of past life is past lives.

Words near past life in the dictionary

  1. past historic tense
  2. past imperfect
  3. past imperfect tense
  4. past it
  5. past iterative
  6. past life
  7. past lives
  8. past master
  9. past masters
  10. past mistress
  11. past mistresses

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