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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. 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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › existenceEXISTENCE | 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.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › existenceEXISTENCE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › existenceEXISTENCE 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.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionexistence noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Definition of existence noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. [uncountable] the state or fact of being real or living. or of being present I was unaware of his existence until today. This is the oldest Hebrew manuscript in existence.

7. www.oed.com › dictionary › existence_nexistence, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   What does the noun existence mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun existence. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the noun existence? How is the noun existence pronounced? Where does the noun existence come from?

8. 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. 4. all that exists. 5. something that exists; entity.