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What does livelihood mean?

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Noun
  1. (obsolete) The course of someone's life; a person's lifetime, or their manner of living; conduct, behaviour. [10th-17th c.]
  2. A person's means of supporting themself. [from 14th c.]
  3. (now rare) Property which brings in an income; an estate. [from 15th c.]
  4. (obsolete) Liveliness; appearance of life.
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This is just one of the workers who depends on this industry for a livelihood.
His skills as a rainmaker and the effectiveness of his amulets in protecting the emperors assured his livelihood in the capital.
The ban on planting Barbary has been lifted in many communities where wheat production is not a livelihood.
Instead, able-bodied men in their thousands had leave to seek a livelihood abroad.
A great many people depend for their livelihood on these paths being open, not just for recreation.
They depend on shifting agriculture, complemented by animal husbandry, hunting, fishing, and gathering for their livelihood.

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