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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

existens

-entis

, p. pr. of

existere

. See

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.

Adj.

Being; having being, essence or existence.

The eyes and mind are fastened on objects which have no real being, as if they were truly existent.