■ noun
1》 the fact or state of existing.
↘a way of living.
↘(in certain beliefs) any of a person's successive earthly lives.
2》 archaic a being or entity.
Origin
ME: from OFr., or from late L. existentia , from L. exsistere 'come into being'.
■ noun
1》 the fact or state of existing.
↘a way of living.
↘(in certain beliefs) any of a person's successive earthly lives.
2》 archaic a being or entity.
Origin
ME: from OFr., or from late L. existentia , from L. exsistere 'come into being'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004