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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   In the philosophy of Giorgio Agamben, bare life, as opposed to any particular mode of life (bios). uncountable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A female given name from Ancient Greek, of common usage, variant of Zoë.

   "Rosalie smiled faintly, and at the clapping of her hands, the raven-haired Zoe, in all her surpassing beauty, entered the apartment."

Example

More examples

"The situation drove Zoe to despair."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ).

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