existence > noun 1, state| Meaning | The state or fact of existing. |
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| Examples | "laws in existence for centuries" |
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| Synonyms | being, beingness |
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| Attributes | existent, existing; nonexistent |
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| Narrower | actuality; eternity, timelessness, timeless existence; preexistence; coexistence; subsistence; presence; life; animation, life, living, aliveness; life; transcendence, transcendency; possibility, possibleness |
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| Broader | state |
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| Contrary | nonbeing; nonexistence, nonentity |
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| Adjectives | existential |
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| Verbs | exist |
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existence > noun 2, object| Meaning | Everything that exists anywhere. |
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| Examples | "the biggest tree in existence" |
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| Synonyms | universe, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm |
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| Members | galaxy, extragalactic nebula |
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| Parts | celestial body, heavenly body; extraterrestrial object, estraterrestrial body |
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| Narrower | closed universe; natural order; nature |
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| Broader | natural object |
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