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inexistent

[ in-ig-zis-tuhnt ]
/ ˌɪn ɪgˈzɪs tənt /
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adjective
not existent; having no existence; nonexistent.
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Origin of inexistent

1640–50; <Late Latin inexistent- (stem of inexistēns) not existing. See in-3, existent

Words nearby inexistent

in excess of, in exchange, inexcusable, inexertion, inexhaustible, inexistent, inexorable, inexorably, inexpedient, inexpensive, inexperience
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How to use inexistent in a sentence

  • Is it possible for an inexistent thing to vouch for the existence of something which we know only from its attestations?

    The Reform of Education|Giovanni Gentile

  • At the bottom of the ravine the alternative vanishes; becomes a thing inexistent, in fact.

    The Helpers|Francis Lynde

  • He was a good subject for speculation because imponderable and inexistent.

    A Bed of Roses|W. L. George

British Dictionary definitions for inexistent

inexistent
/ (ˌɪnɪɡˈzɪstənt) /
adjective
a rare word for nonexistent

Derived forms of inexistent

inexistence or inexistency, noun
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