EXISTENT

existent. Existent, a. having or possessed of being

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Ex‐ist″ent (?), a. [[L. existens, -entis, p. pr. of existere. See Exist.]] Having being or existence; existing; being; occurring now; taking place. The eyes and mind are fastened on objects which have no real being, as if they were truly existent. Dryden.