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    Quote Originally Posted by Gnerphk View Post
    An exercise in semantics:
    Define "IS" without using synonyms or any conjugation of the verb "to be".
    is: the state of existence given to the object/action/etc. of this word.

    I think that was about correct...And I don't really classify "existence" as a synonym of the infinitive "to be."

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    An extreme nitpicker would quibble over the colon; this is potentially ironic, because the individual would indeed need to be truly anal. Well done, Jurnis.

    Of course, this is not a complete definition. After all, what could be? Rast performed an interesting gesture toward completeness, at least.
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