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entity

en·ti·ty [ éntətee ] (plural en·ti·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. object: something that exists as or is perceived as a single separate object

2. philosophy existence: the state of having existence

3. philosophy essential nature: the essence or character of something

[Late 16th century. < medieval Latin entitas< late Latin ent-, stem of ens (see ens)]
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