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pre-existence

Variant of preexist

preexist definition

pre·exist or pre-exist pre′·-exist′ (prē′eg zist′, -ig-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to exist previously or before (another person or thing)

also preëxist pre′·ëxist′

Etymology: LL praeexistere

Related Forms:

preexistence pre′·exist′·ence noun or pre-existence pre′·-exist′ence
preexistent pre′·exist′·ent adjective or pre-existent pre′·-exist′ent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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