LIFEBLOOD Definition & Meaning

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lifeblood

[ lahyf-bluhd ]

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noun

the blood, considered as essential to maintain life:
to spill one's lifeblood in war.
a life-giving, vital, or animating element:
Agriculture is the lifeblood of the country.

lifeblood

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noun

the blood, considered as vital to sustain life
the essential or animating force

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Origin of lifeblood¹

First recorded in 1580–90; life + blood

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“Probationary employees are the lifeblood of our government.”

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