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PREEXISTENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does preexistent mean?
• PREEXISTENT (adjective)
The adjective PREEXISTENT has 1 sense:
1. existing previously or before something
Familiarity information: PREEXISTENT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Existing previously or before something
Synonyms:
pre-existent; pre-existing; preexistent; preexisting
Context example:
variations on pre-existent musical themes
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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