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preexistent

preexistent adjective: existing previously.

Adjective

preexistent (not comparable)

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

Forms of preexistent

alternative formpre-existent
alternative formpreëxistent

Origin of preexistent

From pre- + existent.

Words formed from preexistent

Questions about preexistent

What does preexistent mean?
Preexistent means existing previously.
What part of speech is preexistent?
Preexistent is an adjective.

Words near preexistent in the dictionary

  1. preexist
  2. preexisted
  3. preexistence
  4. preexistences
  5. preexistency
  6. preexistent
  7. preexistentism
  8. preexisting
  9. preexisting condition
  10. preexisting conditions
  11. preexists

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