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quasi-existence
quasi-existence n. 
/ˌkweɪzʌɪɛɡˈzɪst(ə)ns/, /ˌkwɑːzɪᵻɡˈzɪst(ə)ns/, /ˌkwɑːzɪɛɡˈzɪst(ə)ns/, /ˌkwɒzɪᵻɡˈzɪst(ə)ns/, /ˌkwɒzɪɛɡˈzɪst(ə)ns/, /ˌkweɪˌzaɪˌɛɡˈzɪstəns/, /ˌkwɑziˌɪɡˈzɪstəns/, /ˌkwɑziˌɛɡˈzɪstəns/
Brit. /ˌkweɪzʌɪᵻɡˈzɪst(ə)ns/
, /ˌkweɪzʌɪᵻɡˈzɪst(ə)ns//ˌkweɪzʌɪɛɡˈzɪst(ə)ns//ˌkwɑːzɪᵻɡˈzɪst(ə)ns//ˌkwɑːzɪɛɡˈzɪst(ə)ns//ˌkwɒzɪᵻɡˈzɪst(ə)ns//ˌkwɒzɪɛɡˈzɪst(ə)ns/U.S. /ˌkweɪˌzaɪˌɪɡˈzɪstəns/
, /ˌkweɪˌzaɪˌɪɡˈzɪstəns//ˌkweɪˌzaɪˌɛɡˈzɪstəns//ˌkwɑziˌɪɡˈzɪstəns//ˌkwɑziˌɛɡˈzɪstəns/ΚΠ
1845 Amer. Whig Rev. Jan. 27/2 The Great Western Company continues to have at least a ‘quasi’ existence.
1909 W. M. Urban Valuation v. 127 An aspect..is given a quasi-existence.
1966 Jrnl. Aesthetics & Art Crit. 24 377/2 Much metaphysical ingenuity has been expended (wasted?) upon finding an ontological limbo—quasi-existence or subsistence or a realm of possibility—somewhere, that is, between being and non-being.
2005 Denver Post (Nexis) 27 Mar. e5 I believe I would want to let her go rather than live in an awful quasi-existence.
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