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Definition of "life-size" []

  • Being of the same size as an original: a life-size statue. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "life-size" in a sentence
  • "Natalie Barr makes Sunrise 'virgin' on-air TV gaffe about life sized Barbie doll SUNRISE newsreader Natalie Barr made an on-air TV gaffe today when she referred to a life-size version of Barbie as a "virgin" instead."
  • "The worn but spit-shined sanctuary is silent this weekday morning and the life-size statues of La Virgen de Guadalupe and St. Jude, aglow in shadowy candlelight, gaze benevolently out of their gaudy, flower-bedecked encasements."
  • "A life-size statue of Jesus embracing several children still welcomes visitors."