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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪgˈzɪstəns/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪgˈzɪstəns/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ig zis′təns)

ex•ist•ence /ɪgˈzɪstəns/USA pronunciation n.

the state or fact of existing;
being:[uncountable]To prove his own existence, Descartes once said, "I think; therefore I am.''
[uncountable] continuance in being or life;
life: It was a constant struggle for existence.
[countable* usually singular] mode or way of existing: They were working for a better existence.
[uncountable] all that exists: Existence shows a universal order.

ex•ist•ence (ig zis′təns),USA pronunciation n.

the state or fact of existing;
being.
continuance in being or life;
life:a struggle for existence.
mode of existing:They were working for a better existence.
all that exists:Existence shows a universal order.
something that exists;
entity;
being.

Late Latin ex(s)istentia. See exist, -ence
Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

existence /ɪɡˈzɪstəns/ n

the fact or state of existing; being
the continuance or maintenance of life; living, esp in adverse circumstances
something that exists; a being or entity
everything that exists, esp that is living

'existence' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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In Lists: B2 - Unit 3-Done, **All words restudy**, Vocabulaire , more...

Synonyms: presence, actual presence, occurrence, reality, actuality, more...

Collocations: its existence has been [known, hypothesized] for some time (now), its existence has been confirmed (since), its existence is [doubted, questioned], more...

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a perfectly ordinary existence situated between meek contour
a sheltered existence
admit the existence / admit to the existence
Airbrushing disability out of existence
all existence lapses in....
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an existence <which >
and by my continued existence show the world how meaningless that border is, a no-man’s-land a mile wide
around/in existence
as he wills to be after that leap towards existence
as it, and..., were at the very basis of their existence
as to the existence
being <> the existence of
Being or Existence?!
believe in God/the existence of God.
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bring into existence vs realize
brought a new play into existence
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But I feel mine is not the existence to be long protracted under an Indian sun
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Characteristically, however, he would destroy a great deal of his juvenalia, the continued existence
Choke of one's existence
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