EXISTENT


Meaning of EXISTENT in English

/ ɪgˈzɪstənt; NAmE / adjective , noun

■ adjective

( formal ) existing; real :

creatures existent in nature

OPP non-existent

■ noun

( philosophy ) a thing that is real and exists :

The self is the only knowable existent.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin exsistent- coming into being, emerging, from the verb exsistere come into being, from ex- out + sistere take a stand.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.