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existence

ex·ist·ence

existence

 
 
pronunciation:
ihg zI stihns
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the state of having being or reality.
Dinosaurs are no longer in existence.
 
antonyms:
nonexistence, nothingness
similar words:
being, reality
definition 2: continued being or life.
The existence of many animal species is in danger.He owes his existence to a liver donor.
antonyms:
nonexistence
definition 3: mode of life.
They led a challenging existence in the wilderness.The grandchild brought joy into his bitter existence.
similar words:
life, modus vivendi
definition 4: the totality of living and created things; everything that has being.
antonyms:
nothingness
similar words:
actuality, reality, world
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