existential

ex·is·ten·tial

 (ĕg′zĭ-stĕn′shəl, ĕk′sĭ-)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or dealing with existence.

2. Based on experience; empirical.

3. Of or as conceived by existentialism or existentialists: an existential moment of choice.

4. 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.

n. Linguistics

An existential word or construction.

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ex′is·ten′tial·ly adv.

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existential

(ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəl)

adj

1. of or relating to existence, esp human existence

2. (Philosophy) philosophy pertaining to what exists, and is thus known by experience rather than reason; empirical as opposed to theoretical

3. (Logic) logic denoting or relating to a formula or proposition asserting the existence of at least one object fulfilling a given condition; containing an existential quantifier

4. (Philosophy) of or relating to existentialism

n

(Logic)

a. an existential statement or formula

b. short for existential quantifier

ˌexisˈtentially adv

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ex•is•ten•tial

(ˌɛg zɪˈstɛn ʃəl, ˌɛk sɪ-)

adj.

1. pertaining to existence.

2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of existentialism.

[1685–95; < Late Latin]

ex`is•ten′tial•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	existential - derived from experience or the experience of existence; "the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers"- Benjamin Farrington; "formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters"- John Dewey experiential empirical, empiric - derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known"
	2.	existential - of or as conceived by existentialism; "an existential moment of choice"
	3.	existential - relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human existence)

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Translations

existentialisteexistentiel

esistenziale

existential

[ˌegzɪsˈtenʃəl] ADJ → existencial

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existential

[ˌɛgzɪˈstɛnʃ^əl] adj

[question] → existentiel(le)

[fear, anxiety] → existentiel(le)

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existential

adj → existenziell, existentiell

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existential

[ˌɛgzɪsˈtɛnʃ/əl] adj (frm) → esistenziale

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