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Meaning of ens | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
[ˈẽːs]

Definitions

  1. being
    Medieval-Latin, declension-3
  2. essence
    declension-3
  3. existence
    declension-3
  4. Equivalent to 'thing': That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

Equivalents

English being essence existence thing

Examples

“13th c., Boetius of Dacia Ens autem aeternum nullum sequitur in duratione; ergo mundus non est aeternus.”

Nothing follows the Eternal Being (God) in duration; therefore, the world isn't eternal.

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

ense ensem enses Ensete ventricosum ensi ensibus

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