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Meaning of existence in English

existence
noun
us
/ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/ uk
/ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/
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B2 [ U ]
the fact of something or someone existing:
existence of Many people question the existence of God.
come into existence Modern cosmology believes the universe to have come into existence about 15 billion years ago.
in existence The theater company that they started is still in existence today.
C1 [ C usually singular ]
a particular way of life:
She has a miserable existence living with him.
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(Definition of existence from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

existence | Intermediate English

existence
noun
us
/ɪɡˈzɪs·təns/

existence noun (BEING )

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[ U ]
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:
I lead a rather isolated existence here in Washington.
(Definition of existence from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of existence

existence
It is as much a part of our existence as storytelling and poetry.
From Huffington Post
So this group has been in existence for a long time.
From NBCNews.com
This can get to the point where the mere existence of a post gets treated like a spoiler, regardless of content.
From Wired
Have fun trying to explain the existence of this miraculous machine that exists by the billions at body temperature.
From Phys.Org
From 1970 to 2009 the private sector added 800,000 new jobs on top of the 3 million already in existence.
From Foreign Policy
It's a bigger sense of existence of that.
From The Atlantic
How did an ever-changing group of volunteers manage to do it -- and avoid being sued out of existence?
From Ars Technica
We both live what some people are calling a post-national existence.
From CNET
But the existence of the market has sparked tension among neighbors.
From Washington Post
It was a strange existence there for a while.
From NPR
And the existence of honor codes is a key factor.
From Huffington Post
This look into another person's existence is exactly what makes unseen footage so fascinating.
From Gizmodo
But its existence makes solving them that much harder.
From Huffington Post
It's existence would also help make our own solar system a little less weird.
From USA TODAY
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Collocations with existence

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aspect of existence
This universality becomes the means by which rhetoric is able to structure every aspect of existence.
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concrete existence
In intentional acts a final cause need not come into concrete existence for its effect to come into concrete existence.
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conditions of existence
In conclusion, we discuss the embodiment of women's social and biological conditions of existence in the context of personal ageing.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
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Translations of existence

in Chinese (Traditional)
存在, 實有, 生活…
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存在, 实有, 生活…
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existencia, vida, existencia [feminine]…
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existência, existência [feminine]…
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अस्तित्व, जीवन…
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存在, 存在（そんざい）, 暮（く）らし…
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varlık, var oluş, mevcudiyet…
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existence [feminine], vie [feminine], existence…
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existència, vida…
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bestaan…
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ஏதோ அல்லது இருக்கும் ஒருவரின் உண்மை, ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட வாழ்க்கை முறை…
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अस्तित्व, मौजूदगी, जीवन (विशिष्ट शैली)…
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અસ્તિત્વ, હાજરી, જીવન (વિશિષ્ટ શૈલી)…
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eksistens, beståen, levevis…
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existens, förekomst, tillvaro…
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kewujudan, kehidupan…
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das Vorhandensein, das Bestehen, das Leben…
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eksistens [masculine], tilværelse [masculine], eksistens…
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وجود, خاص طرز زندگی, وجود (ایک خاص حالت میں کسی کا وجود)…
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буття, наявність, існування…
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существование, жизнь…
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ఉనికి/ ఏదైనా లేదా ఎవరైనా ఉన్నారన్న వాస్తవం, ఒక ప్రత్యేకమైన జీవన విధానం…
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وُجود…
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অস্তিত্ব / বিদ্যমান, জীবন যাপনের নির্দিষ্ট পথ…
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existence, platnost, život…
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keberadaan, cara hidup…
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การดำรงอยู่, การมีชีวิตอยู่…
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sự tồn tại, cách sống…
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istnienie, egzystencja…
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존재…
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esistenza…
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