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alive

Cross references:
  1. aware                  2. living                
 
alive \*-'li-v\ aj [ME, fr. OE on life, fr. on + li-f life] 1a: having life 
   : not : ACTIVE {kept hope ~}  3: knowing or realizing the existence of : 
   SENSITIVE {~) R to  the danger} 4: marked by alertness, activity, or 
   briskness  5: marked by much life, animation, or activity : SWARMING  - 
   alive.ness n