entity

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

From the Medieval Latin entitās, from ēns (“being”) (stem: ent-) + -tās (compare essentia), see there for more information.

We operate as a single entity. — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
But Harlesden as an entity disappears. — The House of Souls, Arthur Machen
The Muir Woods is an entity. — The Book of the National Parks, Robert Sterling Yard

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