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    liv·ing
    [ˈliviNG]
    noun
    living (noun) · livings (plural noun)
    1. an income sufficient to live on or the means of earning it:
      "she was struggling to make a living as a dancer" · "what does he do for a living?"
      • BRITISH ENGLISH
        (in church use) a position as a vicar or rector with an income or property:
        "he was offered the living of St. Katherine's"
    2. the pursuit of a lifestyle of the specified type:
      "the benefits of country living"
    adjective
    living (adjective)
    1. alive:
      "living creatures" · "flowers were for the living"
    live
    [liv]
    verb
    living (present participle)
    1. remain alive:
      "I'll never forget it as long as I live" · "both cats lived to a ripe old age"
    2. make one's home in a particular place or with a particular person:
      "I've lived in New England all my life" · "they lived with his grandparents"
    Origin
    Old English libban, lifian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leven and German leben, also to life and leave.
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    What does living mean?
    LIVING definition: 1. alive now: 2. still existing: 3. the money that you earn from your job: . Learn more.

    LIVING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    What is a living person?
    1. Possessing life: famous living painters; transplanted living tissue. 2. In active function or use: a living language. 3. Of persons who are alive: events within living memory. 4. Relating to the routine conduct or maintenance of life: improved living conditions in the city. 5. Full of life, interest, or vitality: made history a living subject.

    Living - definition of living by The Free Dictionary

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    What does living mean in a sentence?
    As a noun, living means the state of being alive or "enough money to live." You might say, for example, that you write poetry for fun, but you work cleaning hotel rooms to earn a living.

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    What does maintaining life mean?
    1. The condition or action of maintaining life: the high cost of living. 2. A manner or style of life: preferred plain living. 3. A means of maintaining life; livelihood: made their living by hunting. 4. Chiefly British A church benefice, including the revenue attached to it. These adjectives mean possessed of or exhibiting life.

    Living - definition of living by The Free Dictionary

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    When do you use living?
    You use living when you are talking about the quality of people's daily lives. Olivia has always been a model of healthy living. ...the stresses of urban living.

    LIVING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    Do you have to make a living?
    Everyone has to make a living. On this anniversary of the tragedy we remember the living as well as the dead. On this anniversary of the tragedy we remember the living as well as the dead. He’s the living image of his father (= looks exactly like his father). What do you do for a living?

    LIVING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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  7. Cambridge Dictionary
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