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Noun: existence  ig'zis-tun(t)s or eg'zis-tun(t)s
  1. The state or fact of being objectively real
    "laws in existence for centuries";
    - being, beingness, face of the earth
     
  2. Everything that exists anywhere
    "the biggest tree in existence";
    - universe, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm

Derived forms: existences

See also: existent, existing, inexistent [rare], nonexistent

Type of: natural object, state

Antonym: nonentity

Encyclopedia: Existence