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Existence

Introduction, Important Definitions and Related Concepts: 

Existence is what is asserted by the verb 'exist' (derived from the Latin word 'existere', meaning to appear or emerge or stand out). Latin (lingua latÄ«na, pronounced [laË?tiË?na]) is an ancient Indo-European language that was spoken in the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Pronounce means to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.). The Indo-European languages comprise a family of several hundred related languages and dialects, including most of the major languages of Europe, the northern Indian subcontinent (South Asia), the Iranian plateau (Southwest Asia), and much of Central Asia. A language is a system of visual, auditory, or tactile symbols of communication and the rules used to manipulate them. The Roman Empire is the phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by an autocratic form of government. A republic is a state or country that is not led by an hereditary monarch, where the people of that state or country (or at least a part of that people) have impact on its government, and that is usually indicated as a republic. Family denotes a domestic group of people, or a number of domestic groups linked through descent (demonstrated or stipulated) from a common ancestor, marriage or adoption. A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκÏ?οÏ?, dialektos) is a variety of a language characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. Indian or Indians usually refers to the inhabitants of India or, alternatively and completely differently, American Indians. A subcontinent is a small part of a continent. The Southern United Statesâ??commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the Southâ??constitutes a large distinctive region in the southeastern and south-central United States. Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. Iran, (Persian: اÙ?راÙ?, (help·info) Ä?ränË?, Ä­rÄ?nË?), officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: جÙ?Ù?Ù?رÛ? اسÙ?اÙ?Û? اÙ?راÙ?, pronounced [dÊ?omhuɾije Ê?eslÉ?mije Ê?iɾÉ?n]), formerly known internationally as Persia until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia. In geology and earth science, a plateau, also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain. Southwest means Abbr. SW The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due south and due west, or 135° west of due north. Central means Situated at, in, or near the center: the central states. Symbols are objects, characters, or other concrete representations of ideas, concepts, or other abstractions. Communication is a process that allows organisms to exchange information by several methods. Ancient means having had an existence of many years. Civilization or civilisation is a kind of human society or culture; specifically, a civilization is usually understood to be a complex society characterized by the process of state formation, the practice of agriculture and settlement in cities. An autocracy is a form of government in which the political power is held by a single self appointed ruler. A state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a geographic area. The term State can be used interchangeably with country. The word monarch derives from Greek monos archein, meaning "one ruler," which referred to an absolute ruler in ancient Greece. Group means two or more figures forming a complete unit in a composition. Marriage or wedlock is an interpersonal relationship (usually intimate and sexual) with governmental, social, or religious recognition. Adoption is the legal act of permanently placing a child with a parent or parents other than the birth (or "biological") mother or father. Greek (ελληνική γλÏ?Ï?Ï?α IPA: [eliniË?kʲi Ë?É£losa] or simply ελληνικά IPA: [eliniË?ka] â?? "Hellenic") has a documented history of 3,400 years, the longest of any single natural language in the Indo-European language family. Variety means the quality or condition of being various or varied; diversity. A continent is one of several large landmasses on Earth. The word "'Dixie'" refers to a privately issued currency from banks in Louisiana[1]. These banks issued ten-dollar notes, labeled "Dix" (French for "ten") on the reverse side. These notes are now highly sought-after for their numismatic value. The notes were known as "Dixies" by English-speaking southerners, and the area around New Orleans and the Cajun-speaking parts of Louisiana came to be known as "Dixieland". Eventually, usage of the term broadened to refer to most of the Southern States. In general, a region is a medium-scale area of land or water, smaller than the whole areas of interest (which could be, for example, the world, a nation, a river basin, mountain range, and so on), and larger than a specific site or location. United means Combined into a single entity. Persian (local names: Ù?ارسÛ? [fÉ?ɾË?si], FÄ?rsi or پارسÛ? [pÉ?ɾË?si], PÄ?rsi; see Nomenclature) is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran (Persia), Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the Persian Gulf states. Help means To give assistance to; aid: I helped her find the book. He helped me into my coat. Information is the writing of knowldge of any subject. Islam (Arabic: اÙ?إسÙ?اÙ?; al-'islÄ?m (help·info)) is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. Eurasia is a large landmass covering roughly 53,990,000 km² which is 10.6 percent of the surface of the Earth. Geology (from Greek: γη, ge, "earth"; and λÏ?γοÏ?, logos, "speech" lit. to talk about the earth) is the science and study of the solid matter that constitutes the Earth. Earth (pronounced /Ë?É?rθ/) is the third planet from the Sun and is the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System, in both diameter and mass. Science (from the Latin scientia, 'knowledge'), in the broadest sense, refers to any systematic knowledge or practice. Highland (geography), an elevated mountainous region. A society is a grouping of individuals which is characterized by common interests and may have distinctive culture and institutions. Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning "to cultivate,") generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance. Complex means Consisting of interconnected or interwoven parts; composite. Agriculture is the production of food, feed, fiber and other goods by the systematic growing/harvesting of plants, animals and other life forms. A city is an urban settlement with a particularly important status which differentiates it from a town. Form (Lat. forma Eng. mould), refers to the external three-dimensional outline, appearance or configuration of some thing - in contrast to the matter or content or substance of which it is composed (compare with shape). A government is "the organization, that is the governing authority of a political unit," "the ruling power in a political society," and the apparatus through which a governing body functions and exercises authority. Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. Power (physics) is the amount of work done or energy transferred per unit of time. Voluntary association, a group of individuals who voluntarily enter into an agreement to accomplish a purpose. Sovereignty is the exclusive right to complete control over an area of governance, people, or oneself. Area is a quantity expressing the two-dimensional size of a defined part of a surface, typically a region bounded by a closed curve. Greece (Greek: Î?λλάδα Elláda, IPA: [É?Ë?laða], or Î?λλάÏ? Ellás, [É?Ë?las]), officially the Hellenic Republic [Î?λληνική Î?ημοκÏ?αÏ?ία (É?liniË?kʲi ðimokraË?tia)], is a country in Southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula. In the contexts of sociology and of popular culture, the concept of interpersonal relationships involves social associations, connections, or affiliations between two or more people. In the contexts of sociology and of popular culture, the concept of interpersonal relationships involves social associations, connections, or affiliations between two or more people. Intimate relationship in which the participants know or trust one another very well or are confidants of one another, or a relationship in which there is physical or emotional intimacy. Human sexual behavior or different human sexual practices encompass a wide range of activities such as the search for a partner or partners, interactions between individuals, physical or emotional intimacy, and sexual contact. Social refers to human society or its organization. A religion is a set of beliefs and practices generally organized around supernatural and moral claims, and often codified as prayer, ritual, and religious law. A parent is a father or mother; one who sires or gives birth to and/or nurtures and raises an offspring. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation based on the Latin alphabet, devised by the International Phonetic Association as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language. ^{Natural means} Present in or produced by nature: a natural pearl. A landmass is a large continuous area of land. A banker or bank is a financial institution that acts as a payment agent for customers, and borrows and lends money. The State of Louisiana (IPA: /luË?Ë?iË?ziË?ænÉ?/ or /Ë?luË?ziË?ænÉ?/, French: Ã?tat de Louisiane, pronounced [lwizjan] (help·info)) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. French (français, pronounced [fÊ?É?Ì?sÉ?]) is a Romance language originally spoken in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland, and today by about 350 million people around the world as either a native or a second language, with significant populations in 54 countries. Numismatics (Latin: numisma, nomisma, "coin"; from the Greek: νομίζειν nomízein, "to use according to law"), is the scientific study of currency and its history in all its varied forms. Neologism means a new word, expression, or usage. New Orleans (pronounced /nʲuË?Ë?É?ɹliË?É?nz/, locally /Ë?nuË?Ë?É?Ë?lÉ?nz/; French: La Nouvelle-Orléans [lanuvÉ?lÉ?Ê?leÉ?Ì?] (help·info)) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana. Cajuns are an ethnic group mainly living in Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles and peoples of other ethnicities with whom the Acadians eventually intermarried on the semitropical frontier. Nomenclature refers to a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, used by an individual or community. The Persian Empire (Persian: اÙ?پراتÙ?رÛ? اÛ?راÙ?) was a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland, and beyond in Western Asia, Central Asia, western South Asia and the Caucasus. Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (Pashto: د اÙ?غاÙ?ستاÙ? اسÙ?اÙ?Ù? جÙ?Ù?Ù?رÛ?ت, Persian: جÙ?Ù?Ù?رÛ? اسÙ?اÙ?Û? اÙ?غاÙ?ستاÙ?), is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia. Tajikistan (pronounced /tÉ?Ë?dÊ?ɪkɨstæn/ or /tÉ?Ë?dÊ?iË?kɨstæn/; Tajik: ТоҷикиÑ?Ñ?он, pronounced [tÉ?ʤikɪsË?tÉ?n] or [tÉ?Ë?ʤikɪsË?tÉ?n]), officially, the Republic of Tajikistan (Tajik: Ò¶Ñ?мҳÑ?Ñ?ии ТоҷикиÑ?Ñ?он) is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: Oâ??zbekiston Respublikasi or Ð?збекиÑ?Ñ?он РеÑ?пÑ?бликаÑ?и; Russian: РеÑ?пÑ?блика УзбекиÑ?Ñ?ан), is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia, formerly part of the Soviet Union. Gulf can refer to: A bay, usually referring to a large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea. For example, the Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world. Arabic (اÙ?Ù?عÙ?رÙ?بÙ?Ù?Ø© al-Ê¿arabiyyah or just عÙ?رÙ?بÙ?Ù? Ê¿arabÄ«) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. In theology, monotheism (from Greek "god") is the belief in the existence of one deity, or in the oneness of God. Abrahamic religion is a term commonly used to designate the three prevalent monotheistic religionsâ??Christianity, Islam, and Judaismâ??which claim Abraham (Hebrew: Avraham ×?Ö·×?ְרָ×?Ö¸×? ; Arabic: Ibrahim ابراÙ?Ù?Ù? ) as a part of their sacred history. Abu l-Qasim Muhammad ibn â??Abd AllÄ?h al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (Arabic: Ù?Ø­Ù?دâ??â?? Muḥammad; (Mohammed, Muhammed, Mahomet) (c. 570 Mecca â?? June 8, 632 Medina), was the founder of Islam and is regarded by Muslims as the last messenger and prophet of God (Arabic: اÙ?Ù?Ù? Allah), and is also regarded as a prophet by the Druze and as a Manifestation of God by the Bahá'í Faith. An Arab (Arabic: عربÙ?â??, Ê¿arabi) is a member of an ethnic group which identifies as such on the basis of either genealogical or linguistic grounds, sometimes including Arabized populations. A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer, symbol km) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres, the current SI base unit of length. The primary meaning of logos is: something said; by implication a subject, topic of discourse or reasoning. A planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), is a celestial body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals. The Sun (Latin: Sol) is the star at the center of the Solar System. Terrestrial planet, a planet that is primarily composed of silicate rocks. Solar means of, relating to, or proceeding from the sun: solar rays; solar physics. System (from Latin systÄ?ma, in turn from Greek Ï?Ï?Ï?Ï?ημα systÄ?ma) is a set of interacting or interdependent entities, real or abstract, forming an integrated whole. In geometry, a diameter (Greek words dia = through and metro = measure) of a circle is any straight line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose endpoints are on the circle. Mass is a fundamental concept in physics, roughly corresponding to the intuitive idea of "how much matter there is in an object". Knowledge is defined (Oxford English Dictionary) variously as (i) expertise, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject, (ii) what is known in a particular field or in total; facts and information or (iii) awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation. Systematic means relating to or consisting of a system. Most commonly, practice is a learning method, the act of rehearsing a behavior over and over, or engaging in an activity again and again, for the purpose of improving or mastering it, as in the phrase "practice makes perfect". Geography is the study of the earth and its features, inhabitants, and phenomena. Grouping is the act or process of uniting into groups. As commonly used, individual refers to a person or to any specific object in a collection. Institutions are structures and mechanisms of social order and cooperation governing the behavior of a set of individuals. Food is any substance, usually composed primarily of carbohydrates, fats, water and/or proteins, that can be eaten or drunk by an animal for nutrition or pleasure. Feed means To give food to; supply with nourishment: feed the children. Dietary fibers are the indigestible portion of plant foods that move food through the digestive system, absorbing water and making defecation easier. Plants are a major group of life forms and include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae.

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