existence

existence
ex|is|tence [ ıg`zıstəns ] noun ***
1. ) uncount the state of being a real or living thing, or of being present in a particular place, time, or situation:
The tests confirm the existence of a brain tumor.
come into existence/go out of existence: Sudan came into existence at the end of the 1800s.
in existence: the only copy of the book that is still in existence
2. ) count usually singular the way that someone lives their life, especially when their life is difficult:
Jones led a miserable existence in an isolated village for several years.
a hand-to-mouth existence (=having hardly enough food or money to live on): He lived a hand-to-mouth existence in a poor area of Los Angeles.
eke out an existence (=manage to live under difficult conditions): Families struggle to eke out an existence in this harsh environment.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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