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existential definition

ex·is·ten·tial (eg′zis ten′s̸həl, ek′sis-; -c̸həl)

adjective

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

Etymology: ModL existentialis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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