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existence definition

ex·ist·ence (eg zis′təns, ig-)

noun

  1. the act of existing; state or fact of being
  2. continuance of being; life; living
  3. occurrence; specific manifestation
  4. a manner of existing, being, or living derelicts have a poor existence
  5. a being; entity; thing that exists

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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