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PREEXISTENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Existing previously or before something

Example:

variations on pre-existent musical themes

Synonyms:

pre-existent; pre-existing; preexistent; preexisting

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Adjectives

Similar:

antecedent (preceding in time or order)

Derivation:

preexist (exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time)

preexistence (existing in a former state or previous to something else)

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