Etymology

ens

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Today it means: An entity or being; an existing thing, as opposed to a quality or attribute. Full definition →

Late Latin ēns
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ens · noun1

  1. Late Latin · borrowed fromēns“thing”
  2. English todayens

From Late Latin ēns (“thing”), from esse (“to be”). See entity.

ens · noun2

Inflected forms.

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