existences
eg-ZIS-tuhns-iz/ɛɡˈzɪs.təns.ɪz/UKig-ZIS-tuhn-siz/ɪɡˈzɪs.tən.sɪz/
- 1Plural of existence.
The novel weaves together the parallel existences of three generations.
Philosophers debated whether multiple existences could overlap in time.
Note
A plural that only works once the abstract noun becomes countable. Existence often names the bare condition of being, which has no plural. Existences counts separate instances of it: individual lives, or distinct states of being set side by side. Reach for it when lives are compared or numbered (their parallel existences, two existences at once). For being in general, keep the singular.
existences is a form of existence
existence, noun: The state of being, existing, or actually occurring in the world. Full entry
- Forms
- existenceexistences plural
- Spelling
- existence → existences: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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