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PREEXISTENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Existing in a former state or previous to something else
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("preexistence" is a kind of...):
being; beingness; existence; face of the earth (the state or fact of existing)
Derivation:
preexist (exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time)
preexistent (existing previously or before something)
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