existence: Meaning and Definition of

ex•ist•ence

Pronunciation: (ig-zis'tuns), [key]
— n.
  1. the state or fact of existing; being.
  2. continuance in being or life; life: a struggle for existence.
  3. mode of existing: They were working for a better existence.
  4. all that exists: Existence shows a universal order.
  5. something that exists; entity; being.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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