Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Being of the same size as an original.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of the same size as the (living) object portrayed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of full size; of the natural size; of the same size as an original.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of any representation, especially pictures, statues: The same
size as thereal thing.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective being of the same size as an original
- adjective being of the same size as an original
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Examples
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Natalie Barr makes Sunrise 'virgin' on-air TV gaffe about life sized Barbie doll SUNRISE newsreader Natalie Barr made an on-air TV gaffe today when she referred to a life-size version of Barbie as a "virgin" instead.
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Natalie Barr makes Sunrise 'virgin' on-air TV gaffe about life sized Barbie doll SUNRISE newsreader Natalie Barr made an on-air TV gaffe today when she referred to a life-size version of Barbie as a "virgin" instead.
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The worn but spit-shined sanctuary is silent this weekday morning and the life-size statues of La Virgen de Guadalupe and St. Jude, aglow in shadowy candlelight, gaze benevolently out of their gaudy, flower-bedecked encasements.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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They burned him in effigy, and lampooned him on the floor of the legislature with a blackface life-size doll, calling him judge “J. Smelly Wrong.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Judge Thomas Porteous Impeached by U.S. House of Representatives,” 2010
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Maybe a little too inside, but once we saw the actual life-size War Horse puppet, first outside the Lincoln Center theater and then on the Beacon stage, with Harris astride, we were suitably impressed.
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A life-size statue of Jesus embracing several children still welcomes visitors.
Kill the Irishman Rick Porrello 2011
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Respect in the form of life-size playing board winding down Lombard Street and one hyperrealistic cake.
San Francisco Plays Candyland The Nag 2009
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She passes the time cleaning and decorating the glass case in which the life-size Santa Muerte figure stands, just outside her vecindad.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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She passes the time cleaning and decorating the glass case in which the life-size Santa Muerte figure stands, just outside her vecindad.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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The middle set was open, held ajar by potted plants and a crude, life-size wood carving of the Virgin Mary, her neck draped with beads.
Darkness Becomes Her Kelly Keaton 2011
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