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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.

  2. Present. Opposite of absent.

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