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n. - An essential force; The fluid considered as the seat of vitality.

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Usage examples (35)
  • Water is the lifeblood of India
  • The evidence, she says, lies in the fact that innovation is the long term lifeblood of a company.
  • The conservative blogosophere, which had been Alex Knepper's lifeblood, is alight with spurious innuendo.
  • Pentagon study says oil reliance strains military of 'lifeblood' - IT'S OIL SUPPLIES??
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