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    ex·ist·ence
    /iɡˈzist(ə)ns/

    noun

    • 1. the fact or state of living or having objective reality: "the plane was the oldest Boeing remaining in existence"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › existenceExistence Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of EXISTENCE is the state or fact of having being especially independently of human consciousness and as contrasted with nonexistence. How to use existence in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXISTENCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the state of being real, or of being known or recognized: During the first few years of its existence, the theater had no permanent home. existence noun (PRESENCE) [ U ] the state of being present or of being a condition: the existence of poverty. existence noun (WAY OF LIVING) [ C usually sing ] a way of living, esp. a difficult one:

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  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › existenceExistence - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Existence is the state of being alive or being real. For example, you and your best friend disagree about the existence of Bigfoot if you think it's real and your friend doesn't. The noun existence can be used many different ways, but it always has to do with being alive or with simply "being".

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › existenceEXISTENCE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. the state or fact of existing; being. continuance in being or life; life: a struggle for existence. mode of existing: They were working for a better existence. all that exists: Existence shows a universal order. something that exists; entity; being. Discover More. Other Words From. post ex·ist ence noun. Discover More.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEXISTENCE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    EXISTENCE meaning: 1. the fact of something or someone existing: 2. a particular way of life: 3. the fact of…. Learn more.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ExistenceExistence - Wikipedia

    Existence is the state of having being or reality in contrast to nonexistence and nonbeing. Existence is often contrasted with essence: the essence of an entity is its essential features or qualities, which can be understood even if one does not know whether the entity exists.

  9. www.britannica.com › topic › existenceExistence | Definition, Theories, Being, & Facts | Britannica

    Existence, in metaphysics, that which applies neutrally to all and only those things that are real. Metaphysicians have had a great deal to say about the existence or nonexistence of various things or categories of things, such as God, the soul, a mind-independent or external world, abstract or.