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From in- + being. Compare Old English onwist (“habitation”), Dutch aanwezigheid (“presence, existence”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The fact or state of being in; existence in something else. Full definition →
From in- + being. Compare Old English onwist (“habitation”), Dutch aanwezigheid (“presence, existence”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.