"nonexist" meaning in All languages combined

See nonexist on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: nonexists [present, singular, third-person], nonexisting [participle, present], nonexisted [participle, past], nonexisted [past]
Etymology: Probably a back-formation from nonexistent. By surface analysis, non- + exist. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|non-|exist}} By surface analysis, non- + exist Head templates: {{en-verb}} nonexist (third-person singular simple present nonexists, present participle nonexisting, simple past and past participle nonexisted)
  1. (intransitive) To not exist; to unexist. Tags: intransitive

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1860, Charles Kittredge True, The Elements of Logic, page 167:",
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        {
          "ref": "1974, Stanisław Lem, translated by Michael Kandel, The Cyberiad:",
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          "type": "quote"
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        {
          "ref": "1974, John Boyer Noss, Man’s Religions, fifth edition, page 160:",
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        "(intransitive) To not exist; to unexist."
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        {
          "ref": "1974, John Boyer Noss, Man’s Religions, fifth edition, page 160:",
          "text": "Like the Buddha, samsara and Nirvana neither exist nor nonexist, nor both exist and nonexist, nor neither exist nor nonexist.",
          "type": "quote"
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}

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