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existing

exis·ting

UK/ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/ US/ɪˈɡzɪstɪŋ/ fairly common

adjective

1.

having existence or being or actuality

  • “an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient”
  • “much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran”
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2.

existing in something specified

  • “depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream”
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3.

presently existing

  • “the existing system”
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