entity
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈɛn.tɪ.ti/
:
entidad
- Every living entity plays a role in maintaining the ecosystem's balance.
- political entity
- a corporate entity
- governmental entity
And so she created an entity that was doing that.
- And so she created an entity that was doing that.
- But the soul is a group entity, so to speak.
- And I'm teaching a new course on entity encounters starting in April.
- It's like a living, breathing entity that needs nourishment.
- It was its own kind of unique entity, and I loved it.
- The president of this this entity is Mahmoud Abbas.
- It's an interface more than an entity by itself.
- Those are non existing entities that cannot suffer.
- Thank God no one single group or entity owns it all.
- And these people, these entities are feeding off it.
- And now the God, the entity has her phone.
- And we will manufacture and and produce entities inside.
- Like it doesn't need to be an entity or a huge charity.
Examples
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However, few people are confused about the entity they are eating when eggs are served for breakfast.
Academic text (1990) -
Each culture constitutes a real historical entity that works to distinguish itself from all the others.
Academic text (1990) -
And so she created an entity that was doing that.
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Not just as a woman... ...but as an independent entity.
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What happens when you have multiple entities selling protection?
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It was its own kind of unique entity, and I loved it.
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It's like a living, breathing entity that needs nourishment.
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The explanation offered is that organizations can be highly flexible entities when their survival is at stake.
Academic text (1999) -
Our government operates as one coherent entity?
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"The Amazon is a key regional entity of the stability of the Earth system," Nobre says.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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8.1
A thing that exists
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A company that exists only on paper and has no real business often used to hide money
How Independent
Surface Forms
Morphology
entity = ent + ity
Although the suffix '-ity' is recognizable, the root 'ent' is a Latin combining form (not a standalone English word), so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning 'thing' from the parts.
Etymology
Entity comes from the Latin word ens meaning 'being' and from esse meaning 'to be'. So an entity is any 'being' or thing that exists on its own, like a person, a company, or an object.