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pre·ex·ist (pre-ex·ist)
 preexist (pre-exist)
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- pronunciation:
- pri
ihg
zIst
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
preexists, pre-exists, preexisting, pre-existing, preexisted, pre-existed |
| definition 1: |
to exist before.
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| definition 2: |
to have a prior existence in another form or state.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to exist earlier than (something else); antedate.
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| derivations: |
preexistent (pre-existent) (adj.), preexistence (pre-existence) (n.) |
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