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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. vitally important;
- Example: "a life-and-death struggle"
[syn: life-and-death, life-or-death]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

life-and-death
    adj 1: vitally important; "a life-and-death struggle" [syn:
           life-and-death, life-or-death]