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existence

[ 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.


existence

/ ɪɡˈɪəԲ /

noun

  1. the fact or state of existing; being
  2. the continuance or maintenance of life; living, esp in adverse circumstances

    she has a wretched existence

    a struggle for existence

  3. something that exists; a being or entity
  4. everything that exists, esp that is living
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Dze·IJԳ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of existence1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Late Latin word ex(s)istentia. See exist, -ence
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Pollsters have noted the frequency with which respondents claim they just want to "burn it all down," not troubling themselves with what will happen to the social infrastructure that supports their very existence.

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Some sheriffs have denied their existence, but Martinez acknowledged that exclusionary groups exist in the department.

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Some of it, like the famous Ballerina Farm, also targets married adult women, offering an idyllic fantasy of farm life far removed from the stressors of most women's daily existence.

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It is simply a facet of Jérémie’s existence, one that will help him forge a path forward, through woods dotted with mushrooms — new life born from rot and decay.

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It started as a craving—a way to will a new season into existence.

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