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Definition of: exist
(ig·zist′) v.i.
1. To have actual being or reality; be.
2. To continue to live or be: Animal life cannot exist without oxygen.
3. To be present; occur: This species now exists only in Australia. See synonyms under LIVE. [<F exister <L existere <ex- out + sistere be located <stare stand]
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