true-life
[ troo-lahyf ]
/ ˈtruˈlaɪf /
adjective
similar to everyday life; realistic: true-life episodes.
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Origin of true-life
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby true-life
true fruit, truehearted, true hermaphrodite, true knot, true level, true-life, truelove, truelove knot, Trueman, true north, true pelvis
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British Dictionary definitions for true-life
true-life
adjective
directly comparable to realitya true-life romance
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