lifeblood

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the blood considered as the seat of vitality
  2. noun an essential or life-giving force

Etymology

From life + blood. Compare English heart-blood (“lifeblood”).

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