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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

in posse en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈpɑsi/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin in posse, from in (“in”) + posse (“to be able; can”).

Meanings

(not-comparable) In possibility, having a potential to exist, in potential but not in actuality, (contradistinguished by in esse)

in posse en · ADV

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈpɑsi/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin in posse, from in (“in”) + posse (“to be able; can”).

Meanings

(not-comparable) In possibility, having a potential to exist, in potential but not in actuality, (contradistinguished by in esse).

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