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Definition of livelihood noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

livelihood

noun

NAmE//ˈlaɪvliˌhʊd//

[countable, usually singular, uncountable]

a means of earning money in order to live synonym living Communities on the island depended on whaling for their livelihood. a means/source of livelihood

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