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Preexistence

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pre·ex·ist or pre-ex·ist  (prg-zst)
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.
preex·istence n.
preex·istent adj.
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Noun1.preexistence - existing in a former state or previous to something else
being, beingness, existence - the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"
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