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Existential

Ellipsis of existential clause

📖 Definitions of "Existential"

noun
  1. 1

    Ellipsis of existential clause

  2. 2

    Ellipsis of existential type

adjective
  1. 1

    Of, or relating to existence.

  2. 2

    Concerning the very existence of, especially with regard to extinction.

  3. 3

    Based on experience; empirical.

  4. 4

    Of, or relating to existentialism.

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WordDefinition
empiricalnounPertaining to or based on experience, as opposed to theory.
experientialOf, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience.

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WordDefinition
empiricalPertaining to or based on experience, as opposed to theory.
experientialOf, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience.
existencenoun(Ontology) The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.
fundamentalEssential; extremely important.
essentialNecessary.
survivalnounThe fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.
vitalNecessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.
chargénounA commune of Indre-et-Loire department, France.
ontologicalOf or pertaining to the nature of being or existence.
onticPertaining to being, as opposed to pertaining to a theory of it (which would be ontological).
phenomenological(philosophy) Of or relating to phenomenology, or consistent with the principles of phenomenology.
realnounTrue, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
actualnounExisting in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact.
factualnounTrue, accurate, corresponding to reality.
concretenounReal, actual, tangible.
tangiblenounTouchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.
materialnounOf, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.
substantivenounOf the essence or essential element of a thing.
corporealMaterial; tangible; physical.
physicalnounPertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind; tangible, concrete; real. Having to do with the material world.

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