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fact of life

n. pl. facts of life

1. Something unavoidable that must be faced or dealt with.

2. facts of life The basic physiological functions involved in sex and reproduction. Often used with the.

facts of life

pl n

the. the details of sexual behaviour and reproduction, esp as told to children

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facts of life - the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

procreation, reproduction, breeding

sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"

miscegenation, crossbreeding, interbreeding - reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)

multiplication, propagation, generation - the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

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