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preexistence

preexistence noun: the condition of having existed prior to the current time.

Noun

preexistence (countable and uncountable, plural preexistences)

  1. The condition of having existed prior to the current time.
  2. The existence of a soul in a previous embodiment.

preexistence meaning in Tamil and Kannada

preexistence in Tamil

பிறப்புக்கு முந்தைய

preexistence in Kannada

ಮುಂಚೆಯೇ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿರುವುದು, ಪೂರ್ವಾಸ್ತಿತ್ವ

Forms of preexistence

pluralpreexistences
alternative formpre-existence
alternative uncommonpreëxistence
alternative form (obsolete)præ-existence
alternative form (obsolete)præexistence
alternative form (obsolete)præ-existency
alternative form (obsolete)præexistency
alternative form (obsolete)pre-existency
alternative form (obsolete)preexistency

Origin of preexistence

From pre- + existence.

Questions about preexistence

What does preexistence mean?
Preexistence means the condition of having existed prior to the current time.
What is preexistence in Tamil?
Preexistence in Tamil is பிறப்புக்கு முந்தைய. See Preexistence meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is preexistence?
Preexistence is a noun.
What is the plural of preexistence?
The plural of preexistence is preexistences.

Words near preexistence in the dictionary

  1. preexile
  2. preexilian
  3. preexilic
  4. preexist
  5. preexisted
  6. preexistence
  7. preexistences
  8. preexistency
  9. preexistent
  10. preexistentism
  11. preexisting

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Adapted from Wiktionary: preexistence (page history and authors); preexistence (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); preexistence (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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