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fact of life

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fact of life

 
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–noun
1. any aspect of human existence that must be acknowledged or regarded as unalterable: Old age is a fact of life.
—Idiom
2. facts of life, the facts concerning sex, reproduction, and birth: to teach children the facts of life.
Origin:
1850–55
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fact of life  
n.   pl. facts of life

  1. Something unavoidable that must be faced or dealt with.

  2. facts of life The basic physiological functions involved in sex and reproduction. Often used with the.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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