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existential

The definition of existential is something related to existence.

(adjective)

A philosophy designed to understand and consider existence and the meaning of existence is an example of something that would be described as existential.

See existential in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of, based on, or expressing existence
of, relating to, or as conceived of in, existentialism
Logic implicitly or explicitly asserting actuality as opposed to conceptual possibility

Origin: ModL existentialis

See existential in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of, relating to, or dealing with existence.
Based on experience; empirical.
Of or as conceived by existentialism or existentialists: an existential moment of choice.
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.

noun
Linguistics

An existential word or construction.

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