life-size

(also life-sized,

/ˈlɑɪfˈsɑɪzd/)

/ˈlɑɪfˈsɑɪz/ adj [not gradable]

Definition

› (of statues, models, etc.) having the same size as the person or thing that it represents: a life-size plastic manikin

(Definition of life-size adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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