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The correct spelling is livings.
How to pronounce livings
noun
Say it like: Liv-ing-s
The correct spelling is livings. The state of being alive. For example: "Respect for the dead does not preclude respect for the living."
Usage Examples
“Respect for the dead does not preclude respect for the living.”
“What do you do for a living?”
“plain living”
Definition
noun
- 1.The state of being alive.
- 2.(plural, with "the", a demonstrative, or a possessive) Those who are alive.
- 3.Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood
- 4.A style of life.
- 5.(canon law) A position in a church (usually the Church of England) that has attached to it a source of income; an ecclesiastical benefice.
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