Etymology

beingness

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Today it means: Existence; the condition of a thing that is. Full definition →

German Seiendheit
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  1. German · calque ofSeiendheit
  2. English todaybeingness

Calque of German Seiendheit, equivalent to English being + -ness. Occasionally also used to translate German Sein (“being”).

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