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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEntidade
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ẽ.tʃiˈda.dʒi
"Uma empresa é uma entidade legal."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Something that exists as a particular and discrete unit.
"In the context of business, a corporation is considered a legal entity." - 2
An organization or being that has a distinct existence.
"The nonprofit organization operates as a separate entity from its founders."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'entitas', which was coined from the Latin root 'ens' (meaning 'being', present participle of 'esse', to be) combined with the nominal suffix '-itat-'. It entered the English language in the late 15th century via Middle French, initially used in philosophical contexts to denote existence or essence before expanding to mean an independent thing or organization.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Entity" is said worldwide
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Entité
Transliteration: ɑ̃.te.te
"Une entreprise est une entité juridique."
Entität
Transliteration: ɛntiˈtɛːt
"Eine Firma ist eine rechtliche Entität."
Entità
Transliteration: enˈti.ta
"Un'azienda è un'entità legale."
Entidad
Transliteration: en.ti.ðad
"Una empresa es una entidad legal."
Entidade
Transliteration: ẽ.tʃiˈda.dʒi
"Uma empresa é uma entidade legal."
अस्तित्व
Transliteration: Astitva
"एक कंपनी एक कानूनी अस्तित्व है।"
实体
Transliteration: shítǐ
"公司是一个法律实体。"
실체
Transliteration: silche
"회사는 법적 실체입니다."
実体
Transliteration: jittai
"会社は法的な実体です。"
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