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existential

adjective

derived from experience or the experience of existence

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Word length
11
Starts with
E
Ends with
L
Contains
XI
Scrabble score
18
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. derived from experience or the experience of existence

    “{'source': 'Benjamin Farrington', 'text': 'the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers'}”

adjective

  1. relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human existence)

adjective

  1. of or as conceived by existentialism

    “an existential moment of choice”

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{'source': 'Benjamin Farrington', 'text': 'the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers'}
{'source': 'John Dewey', 'text': 'formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters'}
an existential moment of choice

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