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    ‖Ens (ĕnz), n. [L., ens, entis, a thing. See Entity.]
    1. (Metaph.) Entity, being, or existence; an actually existing being; also, God, as the Being of Beings.

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    2. (Chem.) Something supposed to condense within itself all the virtues and qualities of a substance from which it is extracted; essence. [Obs.]

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