ab esse

[ ahb-es-se; English ab-es-ee ]

/ ɑbˈɛs sɛ; English æbˈɛs i /

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Latin.

(in logic and philosophy) from existence, as used in the Latin phrase ab esse ad posse valet consequentia, meaning “From the fact that something exists, it follows that it is possible.”

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How to use ab esse in a sentence

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An AB is a muscle found on magazine covers, an AD in the mag says Virginia's For Lovers.
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The ABT has a saying on the inside, “If you ever disrespect the AB, we will make sure you leave in a body bag.”
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Aunty Rosa sat him upon a table and told him that A B meant ab.
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Hc mihi videtur esse posse commodissima & sufficiens narrandorum omnium expositio.
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Responderunt omnes sibi hoc satis esse, reliqua sese reiecturos.
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Benign respdit pater ipse Membertou neophytos se esse, verum imperarem; in mea potestate esse omnia.
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Ab eo igitur tpore Patres nostros perhumaniter habuit, atque honorific in omnibus, mensque benign accepit.
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