existence

  • 31existence — noun 1) the industry s continued existence Syn: survival, continuation 2) her suburban existence Syn: way of life, life, lifestyle, situation Phrases …

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  • 32existence — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. obsolete reality as opposed to appearance b. reality as presented in experience c. (1) the totality of existent things (2) a particular being < all the fair existences of heaven John Keats > d. sentient or li …

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  • 33existence — Synonyms and related words: accessibility, actual presence, actuality, an existence, animal spirits, animate existence, animation, availability, being, being alive, being here, being there, birth, body, continuance, continuation, creature,&#8230; …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 34existence — ex•ist•ence [[t]ɪgˈzɪs təns[/t]] n. 1) the state or fact of existing; being 2) continuance in being or life; life: a struggle for existence[/ex] 3) mode of existing: They were working for a better existence[/ex] 4) all that exists 5) something&#8230; …

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  • 35existence —    This word (from the Latin existere, meaning to appear ) refers to the fact of being. In scholastic philosophy,existence is the actualization of an essence: in other words, essence is what makes a thing be what it is, existence is what it&#8230; …

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  • 36existence —   Nohona, ola ana.    ♦ Existence is peaceful, la i ka nohona.    ♦ Ours is a bare existence, o ke ōpū wale iho nō kā mākou …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 37existence — n. 1 the fact or condition of being or existing. 2 the manner of one s existing or living, esp. under adverse conditions (a wretched existence). 3 an existing thing. 4 all that exists. Etymology: ME f. OF existence or LL existentia f. L exsistere …

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  • 38existence — noun /ɛɡ.ˈzɪ.stɛnts,ɪɡ.ˈzɪ.stɛnts/lang=en a) The state of being, existing, or occurring. Most people doubt the existence of the Loch Ness monster. b) empirical reality; the substance of the physical universe Diction …

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  • 39existence — (wujud, anniya)    See essence and existence; Ibn Sina; metaphysics …

    Islamic philosophy dictionary

  • 40existence — Objective, verifiable reality. The Verification of the existence of both *tangible and *intangible items is a fundamental *audit objective …

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