existence
noun(ex-is-tence)
the state or fact of having being especially independently of human consciousness and as contrasted with nonexistence
existence
noun(ex-is-tence)
the manner of being that is common to every mode of being
existence
noun(ex-is-tence)
being with respect to a limiting condition or under a particular aspect
existence
noun phrase(ex-is-tence)
the automatic competition of members of a natural population for limited vital resources (such as food, space, or light) that results in natural selection
existence
idiom(ex-is-tence)
to begin to exist : to come to have actual being
existence
idiom(ex-is-tence)
to stop existing : to go away completely
existence
adjective(ex-is-tence)
existing of or by oneself or itself independently of any other being or cause : not caused to exist by someone or something else