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| 1. | [ adjective ] having existence or being or actuality | |
| Synonyms: | existent | |
| Examples: | "an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient" "much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran" |
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| Related terms: | nonexistent active extant being | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] existing in something specified | |
| Examples: | "depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream" |
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| Related terms: | present | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] presently existing | |
| Examples: | "the existing system" |
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| Related terms: | present | |
| Similar spelling: |
exist exhausting exacting executing exhaustion existent exaction exquisite exquisitely existential exhaustive exist_by exhaustible exhaust |
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