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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024en•ti•ty /ˈɛntɪti/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ties. - something that exists as a distinct, separate, independent, or self-contained unit:Germany was a single entity before World War II, became two entities after the war, and now is one entity again.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024en•ti•ty (en′ti tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - something that has a real existence; thing:corporeal entities.
- being or existence, esp. when considered as distinct, independent, or self-contained:He conceived of society as composed of particular entities requiring special treatment.
- essential nature:The entity of justice is universality.
- Medieval Latin entitās, equivalent. to enti- (stem of ēns), present participle of esse to be + -tās -ty2
- 1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: entity /ˈɛntɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- something having real or distinct existence; a thing, esp when considered as independent of other things
- existence or being
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin entitās, from ēns being; see ensentitative /ˈɛntɪtətɪv/ adj |