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existent

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existent in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
    "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions"
    actual  existent 
  2. having existence or being or actuality
    "an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient"; "much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran"
    existent  existing 
  3. being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
    "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
    real  existent 
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