nonexistent
Britishadjective
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not having being or existence
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not present under specified conditions or in a specified place
Other Word Forms
- nonexistence noun
Example Sentences
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Objective primary sources about the sisters, and their spirits, are in such short supply as to be essentially nonexistent.
From Literature
It was indeed the Spanish, and Portuguese, who, in the 16th century, introduced horses and cows, species then nonexistent in the Americas.
From Los Angeles Times
What if this iteration of “Wuthering Heights” exists precisely because it’s comforting to think the happiest ending is made possible by a nonexistent beginning?
From Salon
“He’s really worried about my nonexistent five kids too. The way he acts, you’d think one of them was going to be president someday.”
From Literature
Adjusted for today’s dollars, “the popcorn man would be earning $70,000 a year, and the taxes were almost nonexistent at that time.”
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