alive
The origin and history of alive.
Etymology
From Old English on līfe, literally "in life" — the same phrase that gives us the shortened word "life" fused into one.
The origin and history of alive.
From Old English on līfe, literally "in life" — the same phrase that gives us the shortened word "life" fused into one.
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