English Explanatory Dictionary

thread of life

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A metaphor for a person’s lifespan, as generated by Clotho, measured out by Lachesis, and terminated by Atropos.
  2. DNA.
  3. The link of inheritance from past to present.
  4. Destiny, fate.

Word forms

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