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   existence

   /ɪɡˈzɪst(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 1. the fact or state of living or having objective reality: "the organization has been in existence for fifteen years"
   • ▪ continued survival: "she kept the company alive when its very existence was threatened" Similar actualitybeingexistingrealityfactsurvivalcontinuancecontinuationsubsistencelivingquiddityesseOpposite non-existence
   • ▪ a way of living: "our stressed-out urban existence" Similar way of lifeway of livingmanner of livinglifelifestylecircumstancessituation
   • ▪ (in certain beliefs) any of a person's successive earthly lives: "a person may be reaping the consequences of evil deeds sown in previous existences"
   • ▪ all that exists: "he believed in the essential unity of all existence"
   • ▪ something that exists; a being.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin existentia, from Latin exsistere ‘come into being’, from ex- ‘out’ + sistere ‘take a stand’.

   Scrabble Points: 18

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXISTENCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Existence is the state of being real, present, or a condition. It can also refer to a particular way of life or a fact of something or someone existing. See the meaning, usage, and examples of existence in English.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › existenceExistence Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of EXISTENCE is the state or fact of having being especially independently of human consciousness and as contrasted with nonexistence. How to use existence in a sentence.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ExistenceExistence - Wikipedia

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   Existence is the state of having being or reality in contrast to nonexistence and nonbeing. Learn about the different types of existence, the philosophical debates about its nature and implications, and the related terms and concepts.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › existenceEXISTENCE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Existence is the state or fact of existing; being. It can also refer to the mode of existing, the continuance in being or life, or all that exists. See the origin, usage, and examples of existence in sentences.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEXISTENCE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of existence as the fact of something or someone existing, or as a particular way of life. See how to use existence in sentences and collocations with other words.