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pre⋅ex⋅ist

  [pree-ig-zist]
Use preexistence in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to exist beforehand.
2. to exist in a previous state.
–verb (used with object)
3. to exist prior to (something or someone else); precede: primitive artifacts that preexisted sophisticated tools.
Also, pre-ex⋅ist.

Origin:
1590–1600; pre- + exist

Related forms:
pre⋅ex⋅ist⋅ence, noun
pre⋅ex⋅ist⋅ent, adjective
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pre·ex·ist or pre-ex·ist   (prē'ĭg-zĭst')   
v.   pre·ex·ist·ed or pre-ex·ist·ed, pre·ex·ist·ing or pre-ex·ist·ing, pre·ex·ists or pre-ex·ists

v.   tr.
To exist before (something); precede: Dinosaurs preexisted humans.
v.   intr.
To exist beforehand.
pre'ex·is'tence n., pre'ex·is'tent adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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