circle of life

noun

The natural cycle of procreation, birth, life, death and predation.

Meanings

nouncircle of life (plural circles of life)

plural circles of life

  1. The natural cycle of procreation, birth, life, death and predation.

    Presumably a lot of people will go see it. And maybe when it fades from public consciousness, the diminishing nostalgia of The Lion King will be harvested again to feed another generation of Disney executives. It’s the circle of life.

    2024 December 18, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, “Disney's taxidermized IP is brighter and livelier in Mufasa: The Lion King”, in AV Club, archived from the original on 13 Jan 2025

Translations

Finnish elämänkierto, elämän kiertokulku
  • elämänkiertothe natural cycle of life
  • elämän kiertokulkuthe natural cycle of life
French cycle de la vie
  • cycle de la viethe natural cycle of life
Italian cerchio della vita
  • cerchio della vitathe natural cycle of life
Polish krąg życia
  • krąg życiathe natural cycle of life
Turkish yaşam döngüsü
  • yaşam döngüsüthe natural cycle of life
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circle of life,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circle%20of%20life.

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