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From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) :   [ devils ]

  EXISTENCE, n.
  
      A transient, horrible, fantastic dream,
      Wherein is nothing yet all things do seem:
      From which we're wakened by a friendly nudge
      Of our bedfellow Death, and cry:  "O fudge!"
  
  

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Existence \Ex*ist"ence\, n. [Cf. F. existence.]
     1. The state of existing or being; actual possession of
        being; continuance in being; as, the existence of body and
        of soul in union; the separate existence of the soul;
        immortal existence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The main object of our existence.     --Lubbock.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Continued or repeated manifestation; occurrence, as of
        events of any kind; as, the existence of a calamity or of
        a state of war.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The existence therefore, of a phenomenon, is but
              another word for its being perceived, or for the
              inferred possibility of perceiving it. --J. S. Mill.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. That which exists; a being; a creature; an entity; as,
        living existences.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Existence \Ex*ist"ence\, n. [Cf. F. existence.]
     1. The state of existing or being; actual possession of
        being; continuance in being; as, the existence of body and
        of soul in union; the separate existence of the soul;
        immortal existence.
  
              The main object of our existence.     --Lubbock.
  
     2. Continued or repeated manifestation; occurrence, as of
        events of any kind; as, the existence of a calamity or of
        a state of war.
  
              The existence therefore, of a phenomenon, is but
              another word for its being perceived, or for the
              inferred possibility of perceiving it. --J. S. Mill.
  
     3. That which exists; a being; a creature; an entity; as,
        living existences.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  existence
       n 1: the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually
            coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"
            [syn: being, beingness] [ant: nonexistence, nonbeing]
       2: everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution
          of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn: universe,
           creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  existence
     Γαλλικά n.
     η ύπαρξη, η υπόσταση, η οντότητα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  existence
     French n.
     1 #Noun
     2 life
     n.
     The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  existence
     n.
     The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  existence
     French n.
     1 #Noun
     2 life
     n.
     The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  existence
     French n.
     1 #Noun
     2 life
     n.
     The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  existence
     Ranska n.
     olemassaolo, eksistenssi, olo, esiintyminen
     Tšekki n.
     olemassaolo, eksistenssi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  existence
     Engelska n.
     existens, förekomst

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  existence /ɛɡzˈɪstəns/
  aansyn

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Existence /ɛɡzˈɪstəns/
  الوجود

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  existence //ɛɡˈzɪs.təns// //ɪɡˈzɪs.təns// 
  битие, съществу́ване
  state of being, existing, or occurring

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  existence /ɛɡzˈɪstəns/ 
  existence

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  existence /ɛɡzˈɪstəns/ 
  jsoucnost

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  existence /ɛɡzˈɪstəns/
  bytí

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  existence /ɛɡzˈɪstəns/ 
  bodolaeth 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  existence /ɛɡzˈɪstəns/
  Bestehen , Bestand 
           Note: einer Sache
        "largest building in existence"  - das größte bestehende Gebäude
        "The association is engaged in a struggle for (its) existence."  - Der Verein kämpft um sein Bestehen/seinen Bestand.
   see: celebrate its thirtieth anniversary, ever since our organisation was formed
  
           Note: of a thing

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  existence /ɛɡzˈɪstəns/
  Dasein , Sein  [geh.]
           Note: menschliche Existenz
        "lead a miserable existence"  - ein elendes Dasein fristen

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  existence /ɛɡzˈɪstəns/
  
  ύπαρξη

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  existence //ɛɡˈzɪs.təns// //ɪɡˈzɪs.təns// 
  1. olevainen
  empirical reality
  2. olemassaolo
  state of being, existing, or occurring

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  existence /ɛɡzˈɪstəns/ 
  1. अस्तित्व
        "I don't believe in the existence of ghosts."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  existence /ɛɡzˈɪstəns/
  egzistencija, postojanja, postojanje, postojanjem

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  existence /ɛɡzˈɪstəns/
  1. létezés
  2. fennállás
  3. lét

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  existence //ɛɡˈzɪs.təns// //ɪɡˈzɪs.təns// 
  eksistensi
  state of being, existing, or occurring

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  existence /ɛɡzˈɪstəns/
  esistenza

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  existence //ɛɡˈzɪs.təns// //ɪɡˈzɪs.təns// 
  存在
  state of being, existing, or occurring

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  existence /ıgzıstəns/ 
  būtis, egzistavimas, gyvenimas, buvimas, būvis, egzistencija, gyvavimas

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  existence //ɛɡˈzɪs.təns// //ɪɡˈzɪs.təns// 
  tilværelse, eksistens
  state of being, existing, or occurring

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  existence /ɪgˈzɪstəns/ 
   1.  istnienie
   2.  egzystencja

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  existence /igzistəns/
  existência

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  existence /igzistəns/
  existencia

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  existence //ɛɡˈzɪs.təns// //ɪɡˈzɪs.təns// 
  existens, tillvaro
  state of being, existing, or occurring

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  existence /ɛɡzˈɪstəns/
  1. varlık, mevcudiyet, var oluş
  2. hayat, ömür
  3. bulunma, tezahür. existent  mevcut, mevcut olan, var olan, bulunan. existen'tial  var olan, mevcudiyeti olan. existen'tialism (fels.) egzistansiyalizm, varoluşçuluk.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  existence /ɛɡzistˈɑ̃s/
  bezañs, bezoud

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  existence /ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s/ 
  битие 2.
  Fait d’être
   3.
  Vie

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  existence /ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s/ 
  1. Existenz, Dasein
  Fait d’être
  2. Leben
  Vie

From français-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ell ]

  existence /ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s/ 
  ύπαρξη
  Fait d’être

From français-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-fin ]

  existence /ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s/ 
  olemassaolo
  Fait d’être

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  existence /ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s/ 
  esistenza
  Fait d’être

From français-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-jpn ]

  existence /ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s/ 
  存在
  Fait d’être

From français-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:fra-lat ]

  existence /ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s/ 
  exsistentia 2.
  Fait d’être
   3.
  Vie

From français-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-lit ]

  existence /ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s/ 
  egzistavimas 2.
  Fait d’être
   3.
  Vie

From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-pol ]

  existence /ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s/ 
  1. egzystencja, istnienie
  Fait d’être
  2. życie
  Vie

From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-rus ]

  existence /ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s/ 
  существование
  Fait d’être

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  existence /ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s/ 
  existencia
  Fait d’être

From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-swe ]

  existence /ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s/ 
  existens
  Fait d’être

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɛɡˈzɪstəns/, /ɪɡˈzɪstəns/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  66 Moby Thesaurus words for "existence":
     accessibility, actual presence, actuality, an existence,
     animal spirits, animate existence, animation, availability, being,
     being alive, being here, being there, birth, body, continuance,
     continuation, creature, critter, duration, endurance, ens,
     entelechy, entity, essence, existent, fact, having life, hereness,
     immanence, immediacy, immortality, individual, individuality,
     indwellingness, inherence, life, lifetime, liveliness, living,
     long life, longevity, monad, object, occurrence, organism,
     permanence, persistence, person, persona, personality,
     physical presence, presence, quiddity, reality, something, soul,
     spiritual presence, spriteliness, thereness, thing, ubiety, unit,
     viability, vitality, vivacity, whereness
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 存在,生存;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 存在,生存,生活,生活方式

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