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existence

[ ig-zis-tuhns ]
/ ɪgˈzɪs təns /
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noun
the state or fact of existing; being.
continuance in being or life; life:a struggle for existence.
mode of existing: They were working for a better existence.
all that exists: Existence shows a universal order.
something that exists; entity; being.
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Origin of existence

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Late Latin word ex(s)istentia.See exist, -ence

OTHER WORDS FROM existence

post·ex·ist·ence, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for existence

existence
/ (ɪɡˈzɪstəns) /

noun
the fact or state of existing; being
the continuance or maintenance of life; living, esp in adverse circumstancesa struggle for existence; she has a wretched existence
something that exists; a being or entity
everything that exists, esp that is living
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