INEXISTENCE
Etymology
Noun
inexistence (usually uncountable, plural inexistences)
The state of not being, not existing, or not being perceptible.
The state of existing in something
That which exists within; a constituent.
Usage notes
• In modern philosophical writing, this is chiefly used with the sense "nonexistence" as a literal translation or calque of a corresponding term in another European language, such as the German Inexistenz or the Spanish inexistencia.
Synonyms
• (not existing): nonexistence, absence, lack; See also inexistence
• (existing within): inherence; See also intrinsicality
Source: Wiktionary
In`ex*ist"ence, n. Etym: [Pref. in- in + existence.] [Obs.] (a) Inherence; subsistence. Bp. Hall. (b) That which exists within; a constituent. A. Tucker.
In`ex*ist"ence, n. Etym: [Pref. in- in + existence: cf. F. inexistence.]
Definition: Want of being or existence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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