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existing

adjective

having existence or being or actuality

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
E
Ends with
G
Contains
XI
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ

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Meaning

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adjective

  1. having existence or being or actuality

    “an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient”

adjective

  1. presently existing

    “the existing system”

adjective

  1. existing in something specified

    “depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream”

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Example Sentences

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
the existing system
depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream

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