way of life

/weɪ əv laɪf/
/weɪ əv laɪf/
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Other forms: ways of life

Definitions of way of life
  1. noun
    a course of conduct
    synonyms: path, way
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    ambages
    (archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action
    primrose path
    a life of ease and pleasure
    straight and narrow, strait and narrow
    the way of proper and honest behavior
    Sunna, Sunnah, hadith
    (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran
    warpath
    a course leading to warfare or battle
    type of:
    course, course of action
    a mode of action
Pronunciation
US
/weɪ əv laɪf/
UK
/weɪ əv laɪf/
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