Word Comparison
Life
vsExistence
/laɪf/·/ɛɡ.ˈzɪs.təns/
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Quite different — distinct meanings
📖 Definitions
Life
nounThe state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
Also: The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "living document", "living constitution", etc.
Existence
nounThe state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.
Also: Empirical reality; the substance of the physical universe. (Dictionary of Philosophy; 1968)
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