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Pronunciation
a|US IPA|/�ɡ�zɪst�nts/|/ɪɡ�zɪst�nts/, SAMPA|/Eg.zI.stEnts/
audio|en-us-existence.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
From OF. #French|existence, from LL. existentem (present participle of existere).

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. The state of being, existing, or occurring.

#:Most people doubt the existence of the Loch Ness monster.

1. empirical reality; the substance of the physical universe Dictionary of Philosophy; 1968 User:Cec|Cec 09:45, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Antonyms
nothingness

Related terms
exist
aseity
existential

Translations

Chinese: �� (cúnzài)
Dutch: bestaan n, voorkomen n
Esperanto: ekzistado
Finnish: olemassaolo
French: existence f
German: Existenz f, Sein n
Greek: ��α�ξη (íparksi)
Hindi: astitva n, sthiti n
Indonesian: eksistensi, ada|adanya, ada|keberadaan
Interlingua: existentia
Italian: esistenza f
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Japanese: �� (����, sonzai)
Korean: 존� [��] (jonjae)
Khmer: KMchar|��������� (peap kong mean)
Kurdish: KUchar|ب���
Lithuanian: egzistavimas, syn: buvimas
Polish: egzystencja f, istnienie n
Portuguese: existência f
Slovene: obstoj m
Spanish: existencia f
Swedish: existens c
Turkish: varolmak

Category:1000 English basic words

French

Etymology
From LL. existentia.

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. #Noun|existence

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• 2007-11-11 18:25 - Huphelmeyer - /* Related terms */

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