in esse
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See also: inesse
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin in (“in”) + esse (“be”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prepositional phrase
[edit]in esse
- in being, in actuality, having actual existence (contradistinguished by in posse; compare in potentia)
Usage notes
[edit]- A child living is in esse, but before conception is only in posse.