extant, surviving

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

existing \existing\ adj.

1.having existence or being or actuality; as, much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran. Opposite of nonexistent. [Narrower terms: active, alive; extant, surviving] Also See: extant.

Syn: existent. [WordNet 1.5]

2.Present. Opposite of absent. [WordNet 1.5]

3.Presently existing; as, the existing system. [WordNet 1.5]

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