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inexistence

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɪnɪɡˈzɪstəns/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The state of not being, not existing, or not being perceptible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The state of existing in something

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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3

noun

Meaning 3

That which exists within; a constituent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • 1768-1777, Abraham Tucker, The Light of Nature Pursued where could they find such receptacle for their inexistence

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Synonyms: none provided

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English existence English inexistence From in- + existence.