/ Dictionary / Index L life-or-death: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: life-or-death Pronunciation: (līf'ur-deth'), [key] — adj. life-and-death. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: life-or-death (Thesaurus) Life on the Mississippi* life peer Related Content Daily Word Quiz: ounterfeit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language