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entity

n. countable
C1 Advanced Oxford US //ˈɛntəti// UK //ˈɛntɪti// en·ti·ty Academic

n. something that exists as its own separate thing. It is often used in business or law to talk about a company or group that is treated as a single unit.

n. a thing with distinct and independent existence. Frequently used in legal, commercial, or philosophical contexts to distinguish a specific unit from its constituent parts or its environment.


SIMPLE

The two companies merged into a single legal entity.

CONTEXTUAL

The court ruled that the subsidiary was a separate entity from its parent corporation and therefore not liable for the debt.

COMPLEX

In this philosophical framework, the mind is treated as a non-physical entity that interacts with the body through complex biological mechanisms.

Origin

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

Usage

Commonly paired with adjectives like 'legal', 'corporate', 'separate', or 'distinct'.

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