lifeblood
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lifeblood
- /ˈlaɪfˌblʌd/ US
Where it comes from
From life + blood. Compare English heart-blood (“lifeblood”).
noun lifebloods · life blood · life's blood
- Blood that is needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of life. [Y]ou desire his mana, yet you respect his tabu, for in you and him alike runs the common life-blood.
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That which is required for continued existence or function.
Gasoline is the lifeblood of the modern city.
Similar: essence
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noun blood needed for life
| Español | sangre vital |
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| Deutsch | Herzblut |
noun figurative: that which is required for existence
| Français | élément moteur, forces vives, élément vital |
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| Deutsch | Lebensader |
| Italiano | linfa vitale |
Talk about this word "lifeblood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lifeblood. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lifeblood. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lifeblood "lifeblood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lifeblood.Cite this
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