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pre-existent

pre-existent is the alternative form 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 pre-existent

What is pre-existent the alternative form of?
Pre-existent is the alternative form of preexistent.

Words near pre-existent in the dictionary

  1. pre-everything
  2. pre-excellency
  3. pre-exilic
  4. pre-exist
  5. pre-existed
  6. pre-existent
  7. pre-existing
  8. pre-existing condition
  9. pre-existing conditions
  10. pre-exists
  11. pre-exponent

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