existence
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Existence
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So is exegesis. Does it mean:
| critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text |
| n. a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; v. to take such a passage; to quote Syn: n. portion, section, extract |
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| —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 |
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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).
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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.
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