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Definition of non-existent adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

non-existent

adjective
 
/ˌnɒn ɪɡˈzɪstənt/
 
/ˌnɑːn ɪɡˈzɪstənt/
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  1. not existing; not real
    • a non-existent problem
    • ‘How's your social life?’ ‘Non-existent, I'm afraid.’
    • Hospital beds were scarce and medicines were practically non-existent.
    compare existent
    Extra Examples
    • Services for customers on public transport are becoming non-existent.
    • The hotel turned out to be completely non-existent.
    • Typewriters have become almost non-existent in offices.
    • She was claiming welfare for two non-existent children.
    • They would waste their time worrying about non-existent dangers.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    adverb
    • completely
    • basically
    • almost
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