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preëxistent

preëxistent is the uncommon spelling of preexistent.

Meaning of preexistent

Adjective

preexistent (not comparable)

  1. Existing previously.
    • preexistent rules
  2. Preceding existence.
    • a preexistent state1728, [Alexander Pope], “Book the First”, in The Dunciad. An Heroic Poem. […], Dublin; London: […] A. Dodd, →OCLC, page 3

Questions about preëxistent

What is preëxistent the uncommon spelling of?
Preëxistent is the uncommon spelling of preexistent.

Words near preëxistent in the dictionary

  1. preëxilic
  2. preëxist
  3. preëxisted
  4. preëxistence
  5. preëxistences
  6. preëxistent
  7. preëxisting
  8. preëxists
  9. preëxponential
  10. Prešov
  11. PRG

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Adapted from Wiktionary: preëxistent (page history and authors); preexistent (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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