alive:living creatures (as plural noun the living)flowers were for the living
[attributive] (of a place) used for living rather than working in:the living quarters of the pub
(of a language) still spoken and used.
[attributive] literary (of water) perennially flowing:streams of living water
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Universal
1 [usually in singular] an income sufficient to live on or the means of earning it:she was struggling to make a living as a dancerwhat does he do for a living?
British (in church use) a position as a vicar or rector with an income or property:he was offered the living of St Katherine’s
2 [mass noun, with adjective or noun modifier] the pursuit of a lifestyle of the specified type:the benefits of country living
be (the) living proof that (or of)
show by one’s existence and qualities that something is the case:she is living proof that hard work need not be ageing
in (or within) living memory
within or during a time that is remembered by people still alive:the worst recession in living memory
the living image of
an exact copy or likeness of:he was the living image of Tyler
