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Entity
Pronunciation : En"ti*ty
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [LL. entitas, fr. L. ens, entis, thing, prop. p. pr. of esse to be: cf. F. entit?. See Essence, Is.]
Definition : Defn: A real being, whether in thought (as an ideal conception) or in fact; being; essence; existence. Self-subsisting entities, such as our own personality. Shairp. Fortune is no real entity, . . . but a mere relative signification. Bentley.
pl. Entities.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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