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   entity

   /ˈɛntɪti/

   noun

   • 1. a thing with distinct and independent existence: "Church and empire were fused in a single entity" Similar organizationinstitutionestablishmentbodyoperationstructuresystemunitwholeinformal:set-upoutfit
   • ▪ existence; being: "entity and nonentity" Similar existencebeinglifelivinganimationanimatenessvital forcesubstanceessencerealityactualityessential naturequintessencequiddityesseOpposite nonentitynon-existence

   Word Origin late 15th century (denoting a thing's existence): from French entité or medieval Latin entitas, from late Latin ens, ent- ‘being’ (from esse ‘be’).

   Scrabble Points: 9

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