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- adjective Full
scale , as a model that is the same size as what it is a model of.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective being of the same size as an original
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Examples
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Two life-sized statues of Mary and Joseph stand in the linoleum-tiled entranceway, each with a kneeling rail and a few candles and flowers scattered at their feet.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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And you might see a herd of life-sized red giraffes, zookeepers, ringmaster, opera diva and pyrotechnic effects thanks to Compagnie Off's Les Girafes, which brings the festival to a rousing climax starts General Gordon Square SE18, 2 Jul.
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We three on motorcycles riding through Outpost, beside houses with shrubs and pumpkins to the Junior Community College of brick buildings, through the piney campus, past the Geology building and Stable Isotope Lab, where there is a brontosaurus, metal, life-sized, out front.
Rodeo Days James Robison 2011
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Becky's granddaughter, Courtney, has a life-sized cut-out Frankenstein Monster on the storm door for Halloween.
Rodeo Days James Robison 2011
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The dinosaur, a life-sized statue of a triceratops, was showing signs of the ills that can befall fiberglass likenesses, according to the National Zoo, where it has been on display for years.
Aging 'Uncle Beazley' leaves National Zoo for 'treatment' 2011
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Indeed the life-sized granite bust of Ramses II here shows him looking as if somebody has reminded him of a private joke.
British Museum handsomely fulfils its duties to England outside London 2011
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Hardly anyone can pull a life-sized Dostoevsky out of an opera hat.
The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them by Elif Batuman – review 2011
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About a mile away, a steady stream of fans arrived in pairs to take pictures at the life-sized bronzed statue of Paterno outside Beaver Stadium.
Joe Paterno Cancer: Scott Paterno Says Former Penn State Coach Undergoing Lung Cancer Treatment 2011
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A life-sized cardboard cutout would be just as qualified as Rubio.
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Armes for The Wall Street Journal Players looked on as a life-sized 'Jenga' game was set up next to the course.
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