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existential
adjective ex·is·ten·tial \ˌeg-(ˌ)zis-ˈten(t)-shəl, ˌek-(ˌ)sis-\
Definition of EXISTENTIAL
1
: of, relating to, or affirming existence <existential propositions>
2
a : grounded in existence or the experience of existence : empirical b : having being in time and space
3
[translation of Danish eksistentiel & German existential] : existentialist
— ex·is·ten·tial·ly adverb
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First Known Use of EXISTENTIAL
1693
Related to EXISTENTIAL
- Synonyms
- empirical, experiential, experimental, objective, observational
- Antonyms
- nonempirical, theoretical (also theoretic), unempirical
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