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- between life and death
between life and death
between life and death
Fig. in a position where living or dying is an even possibility. (Especially with caught or hovering.) And there I was on the operating table, hovering between life and death. The mountain climber hung by his rope, caught between life and death.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Dobrogost | | daw-BRAW-gawst (Polish) | Polish (Rare), Medieval Slavic |
| Shelagh | | SHEE-lə | English (Rare) |
| Miloslav | | - | Czech, Slovak, Medieval Slavic |
| Michelina | | mee-ke-LEE-nah | Italian |
| Asaf | | - | Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
| Simonette | | - | English (Rare) |