Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

past life

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.25 in modern English

Syllables: past life
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A previously lived life in a different body, according to theories of reincarnation.

noun

A former period of one's life.

Informal

Example Sentences

"She claims to have been Cleopatra and Marie Antoinette in past lives."
"I was a computer programmer in a past life, but now I raise pigs and chickens."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

past lives (plural)

Questions

What does past life mean?: A previously lived life in a different body, according to theories of reincarnation.

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