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existent (adj.)

"existing, having existence," 1560s, a back-formation from existence, or else from Latin existentem/exsistentem (nominative existens/exsistens), present participle of existere/exsistere "to exist, be" (see existence).

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existence (n.)
late 14c., "reality," from Old French existence, from Medieval Latin existentia/exsistentia, from existentem/exsistentem (nominative existens/exsistens) "existent," present participle of Latin existere/exsistere "stand forth, come out, emerge; appear, be visible, come to light; arise, be produced; turn into," and, as a secondary meaning, "exist, be;" from ex "forth" (see ex-) + sistere "cause to stand," from PIE *si-st-, reduplicated form of root *sta- "to stand, make or be firm."
non-existent (adj.)

also nonexistent, "not having existence," 1680s, from non- + existent. Earlier as a noun, "a thing or person that does not exist" (1650s).

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Definitions of existent

existent (adj.)
having existence or being or actuality;
an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient
Synonyms: existing
existent (adj.)
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible;
Synonyms: actual
existent (adj.)
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real people; not ghosts"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow;
Synonyms: real
From wordnet.princeton.edu

Dictionary entries near existent

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