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living

adjective
living pronunciation English ˈlɪvɪŋ living pronunciation American ˈlɪvɪŋ
 
1 alive nowall living thingsliving organismsthe finest living pianist2 [only before noun] used or practised nowliving languages (= those still spoken)a living faith
Idioms

be living proof of something/that…

to show by your actions or qualities that a particular fact is true
These figures are living proof of the government's incompetence.He is living proof that not all engineers are boring.

within/in living memory

at a time, or during the time, that is remembered by people still alive
the coldest winter in living memory
more at beat/knock the (living) daylights out of somebody at daylights, frighten/scare the (living) daylights out of somebody at daylights