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ex⋅ist⋅ent

  [ig-zis-tuhnt]
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–adjective
1. existing; having existence.
2. now existing.
–noun
3. a person or thing that exists.
Origin:
1555–65; < L existent- (s. of existēns), prp. of existere to exist; see -ent
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ex·is·tent   (ĭg-zĭs'tənt)   
adj.  
  1. Having life or being; existing. See Synonyms at real1.
  2. Occurring or present at the moment; current.
n.  One that exists.
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Existent

Ex*ist"ent\, a. [L. existens, -entis, p. pr. of existere. See Exist.] Having being or existence; existing; being; occurring now; taking place.

The eyes and mind are fastened on objects which have no real being, as if they were truly existent. --Dryden.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : existent
Spanish: existente,
German: noch vorhanden,
Japanese: 現存の
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