Meaning

1 senses
  1. (especially, plural, plural only)Durability; near immunity to damage; remarkable ability to survive.

    He was badly hurt many times but seems to have nine lives.

Translations

2 languages

Origin

Unknown. Many speculations exist.

Unknown. Many speculations exist.

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Forms

plural: nine liveses
Singularnine lives
Pluralnine liveses

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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