Existent


[ig-zis-tuh nt] /ɪgˈzɪs tənt/

adjective
1.
; having .
2.
now .
noun
3.
a person or thing that .
/ɪɡˈzɪstənt/
adjective
1.
in existence; extant; current
2.
having existence; living
noun
3.
a person or a thing that exists
adj.

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

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