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existence

Pronunciation: /ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s/

“existence” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. existence
  2. life

In French

  1. Fait d’être, état de ce qui existe; par exemple le fait d’être d’une manière absolue, ou pour la perception, ou encore pour la conscience.
  2. Vie.

Etymology

Inherited from Old French existence, from Late Latin existentia (“existence”).

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