Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

live not to eat, but eat to live

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
live not -to eat, but eat -to live
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of eat to live, not live to eat.

Questions

What does live not to eat, but eat to live mean?
Alternative form of eat to live, not live to eat.

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