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Of, relating to, or dealing with existence.
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Based on experience; empirical.
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Of or as conceived by existentialism or existentialists: an existential moment of choice.
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Linguistics Of or relating to a construction or part of a construction that indicates existence, as the words there is in the sentence There is a cat on the mat.
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Linguistics An existential word or construction.
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