Signification (Anglais)
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.
- (countable, uncountable) Empirical reality; the substance of the physical universe. (Dictionary of Philosophy; 1968)
Synonymes
way of living
living creature
living being
apperance
struggle for survival
being alive
provide for
Traductions
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ɛɡˈzɪs.təns/
Étymologie (Anglais)
In summary
From Middle English existence, from Old French existence, from Late Latin existentia (“existence”), from existēns, from existō, exsistō (“I am, I exist”), from ex (“out”) + sistere (“to set, place”) (related to stare (“to stand, to be stood”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti, from the root *steh₂- (“stand”). Cognate with Spanish existencia, French existence, German Existenz. Morphologically exist + -ence.
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