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Existing vs Alife - What's the difference?

existing | alife |

As a verb existing

is .

As an adjective existing

is that exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.

As a noun alife is

(artificial life).

existing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
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    Synonyms

    * existent

    Anagrams

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    alife

    English

    Etymology 1

    Compare (lief) dear.

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (obsolete) On one's life; dearly.
    • I love that sport alife . — Beaumont and Fletcher.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (-)

    • References

    (Webster 1913)