existence

Main Entry:: ex·is·tence
Pronunciation:: \ig-ˈzis-tən(t)s\
Function:: noun
Date:: 14th century

1 aobsolete : 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 : life2 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 aspect3: actual or present occurrence <existence of a state of war>

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