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Existence is defined as the state of being alive, present and real.

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An example of existence are the living things on this planet.

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noun

the act of existing; state or fact of being
continuance of being; life; living
occurrence; specific manifestation
a manner of existing, being, or living: derelicts have a poor existence
a being; entity; thing that exists

Origin: ME < OFr < ML existentia < prp. of L existere

See existence in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The fact or state of existing; being.
The fact or state of continued being; life: our brief existence on Earth.
a. All that exists: sang the beauty of all existence.
b. A thing that exists; an entity.
A mode or manner of existing: scratched out a meager existence.
Specific presence; occurrence: The Geiger counter indicated the existence of radioactivity.

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