Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slice of life

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables
slice of life
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A work in a genre (of theater, cinema, literature, manga, etc.) that presents day-to-day happenings with no clear central plot and takes place in a world that mirrors our own.

noun

An ordinary social occurrence or sequence of events.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Calque of French tranche de vie.

Inflected Forms

slices of life (plural)

Questions

What does slice of life mean?
A work in a genre (of theater, cinema, literature, manga, etc.) that presents day-to-day happenings with no clear central plot and takes place in a world that mirrors our own.
Where does slice of life come from?
Calque of French tranche de vie.

How to pronounce slice of life

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