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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 definition: 1. the fact of something or someone existing: 2. a particular way of life: 3. the fact of…. Learn more.

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

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   Existence definition: the state or fact of existing; being.. See examples of EXISTENCE used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › existenceExistence - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Existence is the state of being alive or being real. For example, you and your best friend disagree about the existence of Bigfoot if you think it's real and your friend doesn't.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › existenceexistence noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [uncountable] the state or fact of being real or living or of being present. I was unaware of his existence until today. to believe in the existence of God. the mystery of human existence. The continued existence of the industry depends on the investment of public money.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXISTENCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   The existence of something is the fact that it is present in the world as a real thing.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishEXISTENCE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   EXISTENCE definition: 1. the state of existing: 2. a particular way of life: . Learn more.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › existenceExistence - definition of existence by The Free Dictionary

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    1. the state or fact of existing; being. 2. continuance in being or life; life: a struggle for existence. 3. mode of existing: They were working for a better existence.

11. www.britannica.com › topic › existenceExistence | Definition, Theories, Being, & Facts | Britannica

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    Existence, in metaphysics, that which applies neutrally to all and only those things that are real. Metaphysicians have had a great deal to say about the existence or nonexistence of various things or categories of things, such as God, the soul, a mind-independent or external world, abstract or.