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Meaning of tree of life | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/tɹi ʌv laɪf/

Definitions

  1. A kind of tree, the arborvitae; an individual thereof.
  2. A metaphor used to describe the phylogenetic relationships between organisms, both living and extinct; a diagram that shows those relationships, with a treelike appearance.
  3. A term used in the Hebrew Bible that is a component of the world tree motif.
  4. The central mystical symbol used in the Kabbalah of esoteric Judaism, also known as the ten sephiroth.
    Judaism

Equivalents

Deutsch Lebensbaum
Polski drzewo życia

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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