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life-size

or life-sized

[ lahyf-sahyz ]

adjective

  1. of the natural size of an object, person, etc., in life; of the actual size of a living original:

    a life-size statue.



life-size

adjective

  1. representing actual size
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of life-size1

First recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences

England captain Harry Kane says he is "really impressed" with a life-size statue of himself that has been unveiled near his childhood football club in north London.

From BBC

The gift shop features a life-size cutout of an elderly Im.

Memorabilia included figurines and life-size helmets, with one man selling his entire collection to pay for his upcoming wedding.

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The hotel’s grounds will include a well-known feature from the original racetrack, the life-size bronze sculpture of jockey Billy Shoemaker riding famed racehorse Swaps at full gallop that greeted bettors for decades.

At a certain point, the famous comedian explained to me that he owned four high-end, life-size love dolls.

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