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existence
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ex·is·tence

noun \ig-ˈzis-tən(t)s\

Definition of EXISTENCE

1
a obsolete : reality as opposed to appearance
b : reality as presented in experience
c (1) : the totality of existent things (2) : a particular being <all the fair existences of heaven — John Keats>
d : sentient or living being : life
2
a : the state or fact of having being especially independently of human consciousness and as contrasted with nonexistence <the existence of other worlds>
b : the manner of being that is common to every mode of being
c : being with respect to a limiting condition or under a particular aspect
3
: actual or present occurrence <existence of a state of war>
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Examples of EXISTENCE

  1. She began to doubt the existence of God.
  2. <the existence of UFO's is something that people continue to argue about>

First Known Use of EXISTENCE

14th century

Related to EXISTENCE

Synonyms
actuality, corporality, corporeality, reality, subsistence, thingness
Antonyms
inexistence, nonbeing, nonexistence, nothingness, unreality

Rhymes with EXISTENCE

long-distance, mean distance, resistance

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