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ex·is·tence  (g-zstns)

n.

1. The fact or state of existing; being.

2. The fact or state of continued being; life: our brief existence on Earth.

3.

a. All that exists: sang the beauty of all existence.

b. A thing that exists; an entity.

4. A mode or manner of existing: scratched out a meager existence.

5. Specific presence; occurrence: The Geiger counter indicated the existence of radioactivity.

Synonyms: existence, actuality, being
These nouns denote the fact or state of existing: laws in existence for centuries; an idea progressing from possibility to actuality; a point of view gradually coming into being.

Antonym: nonexistence

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existence [ɪgˈzɪstəns]

n

1. the fact or state of existing; being

2. the continuance or maintenance of life; living, esp in adverse circumstances a struggle for existence she has a wretched existence

3. something that exists; a being or entity

4. everything that exists, esp that is living

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	existence - the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries" being, beingness state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" actuality - the state of actually existing objectively; "a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality" timeless existence, timelessness, eternity - a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife preexistence - existing in a former state or previous to something else coexistence - existing peacefully together subsistence - the state of existing in reality; having substance presence - the state of being present; current existence; "he tested for the presence of radon" life - the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; "he hoped for a new life in Australia"; "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others" aliveness, animation, living, life - the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes" life - a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life" transcendence, transcendency - a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience possibleness, possibility - capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired" nonentity, nonexistence - the state of not existing
	2.	existence - everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" cosmos, macrocosm, universe, world, creation natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man extragalactic nebula, galaxy - (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'" celestial body, heavenly body - natural objects visible in the sky closed universe - (cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang; the visible matter is only 10 percent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark matter estraterrestrial body, extraterrestrial object - a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere natural order - the physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws nature - the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; "they tried to preserve nature as they found it"

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existence

noun

1. reality, being, life, survival, duration, endurance, continuation, subsistence, actuality, continuance Public worries about accidents are threatening the very existence of the nuclear power industry.

2. life, situation, way of life, life style the man who rescued her from her wretched existence

3. creation, life, the world, reality, the human condition, this mortal coil pondering the mysteries of existence

in existence surviving, remaining, functioning, operative, in force, existent, in operation, extant, undestroyed It is the only one of its kind that is in existence.

Quotations
"I think; therefore I am" [René Descartes Discourse on Method]
"Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve" [Erich Fromm Man For Himself]

Translations

existence [ɪgˈzɪstəns] N → existencia f; (= way of life) → vida f
to be in existence → existir
to come into existence → nacer
the only one in existence → el único existente

existence [ɪgˈzɪstəns] n → existence f
to be in existence → exister

existence

n

→ Existenz f; (of custom, tradition, institution) → Bestehen nt, → Existenz f; to be in existence → existieren, bestehen; to come into existence → entstehen; (person) → auf die Welt kommen; to go out of existence → zu bestehen or existieren aufhören; do you believe in the existence of God? → glauben Sie daran, dass Gott existiert?, glauben Sie an die Existenz Gottes?; the continued existence of slavery → das Weiterbestehen or der Fortbestand der Sklaverei; the only one in existence → der Einzige, den es gibt

(= life) → Leben nt, → Dasein nt, → Existenz f; a miserable existence → ein elendes Leben, ein trostloses Dasein; means of existence → Lebensunterhalt m

existence [ɪgˈzɪst/əns] n → esistenza
to be in existence → esistere
to come into existence → essere creato/a
the only one in existence → l'unico esistente

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existence [ɪgˈzɪst/əns] n → esistenza
to be in existence → esistere
to come into existence → essere creato/a
the only one in existence → l'unico esistente