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existence (iou)



existence noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French, or late Latin existentia, from ex(s)istent- pres. ppl stem of ex(s)istere: see EXIST, -ENCE.]
Reality, as opp. to appearance. Only in LME.
The fact or state of existing; actual possession of being. LME.
bring into existence, come into existence, etc. call into existence: see CALL verb. in existence existing.
James Mill It created some evils..which previously had no existence. C. Hill Some men were questioning the existence of witches.
b. Continued being; spec. continued being as a living creature, life, esp. under adverse conditions. M17.
the struggle for existence: see STRUGGLE noun.
W. S. Landor I shall remember his [friendship] to the last hour of my existence.
a. Something that exists; an entity, a being. E17.
Henry Fielding I have heard of a man who believed there was no real existence in the world but himself.
b. All that exists. M18.
A mode or kind of existing. M18.
Comb.: existence problem, existence theorem, etc.: dealing with the existence of a mathematical or philosophical entity.
existency noun = EXISTENCE 2, 3, 4 E17-E19.