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existential - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'existential' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Existential [ a.]
- Having existence.

Meaning of 'existential' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . existential [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or as conceived by existentialism
Example in sentence:
  • an existential moment of choice
2 . existential [ s]
Meaning (2):
- derived from experience or the experience of existence
Example in sentence:
  • formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters;
  • the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers

Nearby Words:

exiccate exiccation exigence exigencies exigency exigendary exigent exigenter exigible exiguity

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