subsistent

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adjective

Actually existing.

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Meanings

adjectivesubsistent (comparative more subsistent, superlative most subsistent)

comparative more subsistent · superlative most subsistent

  1. Actually existing.
  2. Inherent.

Origin

From subsist + -ent.

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Cite this entry
APA

subsistent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsistent

MLA

“subsistent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsistent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subsistent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsistent.

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