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ens.

An entity or being; an existing thing, as opposed to a quality or attribute.

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noun/ˈɛnz/UK
  1. An entity or being; an existing thing, as opposed to a quality or attribute.

  2. Something supposed to condense within itself all the virtues and qualities of a substance from which it is extracted; an essence, an active principle.

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Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈɛnz/UK
  1. plural of en

    form-of · plural
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