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existent

Syllabification: (ex·ist·ent)

Pronunciation: /igˈzistənt/

Definition of existent

adjective

formal

having reality or existence:the technique has been existent for some years

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Latin exsistent- 'coming into being, emerging', from the verb exsistere (see existence)

existent in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of existent in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

exile
exilic
exine
exist
existence
existent
existential
existential quantifier
existentialism
existing
exit

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More results for existent

self-existent US. Eng
coexistent in coexist US. Eng
nonexistent US. Eng
preexistent in preexist US. Eng
non-existent Eng-Ger

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kempt

/ kɛm(p)t

adjective

maintained in a neat and clean condition …

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