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PREEXISTENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Existing previously or before something
Example:
variations on pre-existent musical themes
Synonyms:
pre-existent; pre-existing; preexistent; preexisting
Classified under:
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)