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    life-and-death
    /lʌɪf(ə)n(d)ˈdɛθ/

    adjective

    • 1. deciding whether someone lives or dies; vitally important: "heart surgeons deal with life-and-death situations on a daily basis"

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  2. LIFE-AND-DEATH definition: 1. involving the possibility that someone will die: 2. very important and serious: 3. involving…. Learn more.

  3. LIFE-AND-DEATH meaning: 1. involving the possibility that someone will die: 2. very important and serious: 3. involving…. Learn more.

  4. The meaning of LIFE-AND-DEATH is involving or culminating in life or death : vitally important as if involving life or death. How to use life-and-death in a sentence.

  5. Definition of life-and-death adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. ending with the death or possible death of one of the participants; crucially important. The cobra was engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the mongoose. Also: life-or-death. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin.

  7. Involving or ending in life or death: a mongoose in a life-and-death battle with a cobra. 2. Vitally important: a life-and-death struggle between union and management.

  8. Life-and-death definition: ending with the death or possible death of one of the participants; crucially important. See examples of LIFE-AND-DEATH used in a sentence.