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Living \Liv"ing\ (l[i^]v"[i^]ng), a. [From {Live}, v. i.]
1. Being alive; having life; as, a living creature. Opposed
to {dead}.
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2. Active; lively; vigorous; -- said esp. of states of the
mind, and sometimes of abstract things; as, a living
faith; a living principle. " Living hope. " --Wyclif.
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3. Issuing continually from the earth; running; flowing; as,
a living spring; -- opposed to {stagnant}.
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4. Producing life, action, animation, or vigor; quickening.
"Living light." --Shak.
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5. Ignited; glowing with heat; burning; live.
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Then on the living coals wine they pour. --Dryden.
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{Living force}. See {Vis viva}, under {Vis}.
{Living gale} (Naut.), a heavy gale.
{Living rock} or {Living stone}, rock in its native or
original state or location; rock not quarried. " I now
found myself on a rude and narrow stairway, the steps of
which were cut out of the living rock." --Moore.
{The living}, those who are alive, or one who is alive.
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