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existences

[ig-zis-tuhns] Origin

ex·ist·ence

[ig-zis-tuhns]
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.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin ex(s)istentia. See exist, -ence

post·ex·ist·ence, noun
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Existences is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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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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