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Ens

//ˈɛnz// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Ethereum Name Service. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "The components involved in ENS loosely mimic those of DNS, with the difference that they are implemented as smart contracts within the Ethereum network."

Noun
  1. 1
    An entity or being; an existing thing, as opposed to a quality or attribute.

    "Forms sphered in fire with trembling light array'd, / Ens without weight, and substance without shade […]."

  2. 2
    plural of en form-of, plural
  3. 3
    Initialism of enteric nervous system. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 4
    Alternative letter-case form of ens. alt-of
  5. 5
    plural of EN form-of, plural
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  1. 6
    Something supposed to condense within itself all the virtues and qualities of a substance from which it is extracted; an essence, an active principle. historical

    "Here he states that there are five ‘active principles’ – the five Enses or entia – that influence our bodies and give rise to disease […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Late Latin ēns (“thing”), from esse (“to be”). See entity.

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

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