in posse

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

in posse (not comparable)

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

Adverb[edit]

in posse (not comparable)

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

Usage notes[edit]

  • A child living is in esse, but before conception is in posse.

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