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− | #Of, relating to, or dealing with existence.
| + | ==Origin== |
− | #Based on [[experience]]; empirical.
| + | from late Latin ''existentialis'', from ''existentia'' |
− | #Of or as conceived by [[existentialism]] or existentialists: an existential moment of choice.
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1693] |
− | #Linguistics Of or relating to a construction or part of a construction that indicates existence, as the words there is in the sentence There is a cat on the mat.
| + | ==Definitions== |
− | | + | *1: Of, relating to, or dealing with [[existence]]. |
− | n. Linguistics
| + | *2: Based on [[experience]]; empirical. |
− | An existential word or construction. | + | *3: Of or as [[conceived]] by [[Existential Philosophy|existentialism]] or existentialists: an existential moment of [[choice]]. |
− | ex'is·ten'tial·ly adv.
| + | *4: Linguistics - Of or relating to a construction or part of a construction that indicates [[existence]], as the words there is in the sentence There is a cat on the mat. |
− | | + | :b: An existential [[word]] or construction. |
− | see: [[Existential Philosophy]]
| + | *5: [[Logic]] (of a [[proposition]]) affirming or implying the [[existence]] of a thing. |
| + | ==See also== |
| + | *'''''[[Existential Philosophy]]''''' |
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| + | [[Category: Philosophy]] |