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existence
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Existence
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ex·ist·ence
/
ɪgˈzɪs
təns
/
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[
ig-
zis
-t
uh
ns
]
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noun
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
:
Existence shows a universal order.
5.
something that
exists
; entity; being.
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Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Late Latin
ex
(
s
)
istentia.
See
exist
,
-ence
Related forms
post·ex·ist·ence,
noun
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Collins
World English Dictionary
existence
(ɪɡˈzɪstəns)
—
n
1.
the fact or state of existing; being
2.
the continuance or maintenance of life; living, esp in adverse circumstances:
a struggle for existence
;
she has a wretched existence
3.
something that exists; a being or entity
4.
everything that exists, esp that is living
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
existence
late 14c., from O.Fr. existence, from L.L. existentem "existent," prp. of L. existere "stand forth, appear," and, as a secondary meaning, "exist;" from ex- "forth" + sistere "cause to stand" (see
assist
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The world will be a better place to live in by virtue of his
existence
and his
presence.
Real-world math problems: for many of us, they were the bane of our
existence
during high school.
Let us consider now a second two-dimensional
existence
, but this time on a
spherical surface instead of on a plane.
The
existence
of such cancer stem cells is still a matter of debate.
They are all expressions of a living planet, still changing after billions of years of
existence
.
But in the cities this communal
existence
no longer holds.
Theorists have been banking on the
existence
of extra dimensions for years.
The story describes the empty despair of suburbia, the lack of meaningful
existence
, of romance and human dignity.
Myths come into
existence
to answer a question or to serve a purpose, and one may wonder what purpose was served by this myth.
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