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en·ti·ty

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–noun, plural -ties.

1.	something that has a real existence; thing: corporeal entities.

2.	being or existence, esp. when considered as distinct, independent, or self-contained: He conceived of society as composed of particular entities requiring special treatment.

3.	essential nature: The entity of justice is universality.

[Origin: 1590–1600; < ML entitās, equiv. to enti- (s. of éns), prp. of esse to be + -tās -ty²

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en·ti·ta·tive·ly, adverb

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n. pl. en·ti·ties

Something that exists as a particular and discrete unit: Persons and corporations are equivalent entities under the law.
The fact of existence; being.
The existence of something considered apart from its properties.

[Medieval Latin entitās, from Latin ēns, ent-, present participle of esse, to be; see es- in Indo-European roots.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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1596, from M.L. entitatem (nom. entitas), from L. ens (gen. entis), proposed by Caesar as prp. of esse "be" (see is), to render Gk. philosophical term to on "that which is."

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entity
noun
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: en·ti·ty
Pronunciation: 'en(t)-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: something (as a diseaseor condition) that has separate and distinct existence and objective or conceptual reality entity has been debated —Year Book of Medicine>

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: en·ti·ty
Pronunciation: 'en-ti-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: an organization (as a business orgovernmental unit) that has a legal identity which is separate from those of its members —see also ALTER EGO, INSTRUMENTALITY, JURIDICAL PERSON, LEGAL PERSON, PIERCE

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Entity

Ens\, n. [L., ens, entis, a thing. See Entity.]

1. (Metaph.) Entity, being, or existence; an actually existing being; also, God, as the Being of Beings.

2. (Chem.) Something supposed to condense within itself all the virtues and qualities of a substance from which it is extracted; essence. [Obs.]

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