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  1. thread of life: Merriam-Webster
  2. thread of life: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (thread of life)

▸ noun:  (Greek mythology) A metaphor for a person’s lifespan, as generated by Clotho, measured out by Lachesis, and terminated by Atropos.
▸ noun:  (poetic) DNA.
▸ noun:  The link of inheritance from past to present.
▸ noun:  Destiny, fate.

Similar:
Clotho, Moirae, Moira, Lachesis, Fates, Atropos, Mœræ, Morta, mythos, Nona, more...

Opposite:
thread of death, fate, destiny

Types:
DNA, RNA, protein, chromosome, gene, allele, genome, mitochondrial DNA, more...

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Similar:
Clotho, Moirae, Moira, Lachesis, Fates, Atropos, Mœræ, Morta, mythos, Nona, more...

Opposite:
thread of death, fate, destiny

Types:
DNA, RNA, protein, chromosome, gene, allele, genome, mitochondrial DNA, more...



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