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

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