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Preexistent

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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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Adj.1.preexistent - existing previously or before something; "variations on pre-existent musical themes"
pre-existent, pre-existing, preexisting
antecedent - preceding in time or order


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I must stop, captain; no one can describe the woman he loves save very imperfectly, preexistent mysteries which defy analysis lie between them.
The Country Doctor by de Balzac, Honore View in context
I think, in some preexistent state, he must have been in the higher circles of spirits, and brought all his old court pride along with him; for it was ingrain, bred in the bone, though he was originally of poor and not in any way of noble family.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
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