Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

life-and-death

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.27 in modern English

Syllables: life-and-death
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of life-or-death.

Example Sentences

"Anyone who knew you were gay, especially if they were straight, had life-and-death power over you. That person could lose you your job, get you evicted, or have you generally hounded out of town."
"Serious times demand honesty and self-awareness from people in positions of authority and, at the end of the day, political parties giving succour to fringe views about life-and-death matters is a Faustian pact. This isn’t speculation, or a serve of two-bit punditry to fuel the opinion cycle. This is the lesson of Donald Trump."

Synonyms

life-or-death

Questions

What does life-and-death mean?: Alternative form of life-or-death.

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