existence
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French existence, from Late Latin existentia (“existence”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (US) IPA: /ɛɡ.ˈzɪ.stɛnts/, /ɪɡ.ˈzɪ.stɛnts/, X-SAMPA: /Eg.'zI.stEnts/, /Ig.'zI.stEnts/
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Noun [edit]
existence (countable and uncountable; plural existences)
- The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.
- 2012 March-April, Jeremy Bernstein, “A Palette of Particles”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 146:
- The physics of elementary particles in the 20th century was distinguished by the observation of particles whose existence had been predicted by theorists sometimes decades earlier.
- Most people doubt the existence of the Loch Ness monster.
- 2012 March-April, Jeremy Bernstein, “A Palette of Particles”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 146:
- Empirical reality; the substance of the physical universe. (Dictionary of Philosophy; 1968)
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Translations [edit]
the state of being, existing, or occurring
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Czech [edit]
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Noun [edit]
existence f
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French existence, from Late Latin existentia (“existence”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s/, X-SAMPA: /Eg.zis.tA~s/
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Audio (France, Paris) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑ̃s
- Homophone: existences
- Hyphenation: eg‧zis‧tence
Noun [edit]
existence f (plural existences)
Synonyms [edit]
- (life): vie