WordNet Dictionary
Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Pre`["e]x*ist"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pre["e]xisted};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Pre["e]xisting}.]
To exist previously; to exist before something else.
| Pronunciation: | `preeig'zist | ||
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| Matching Terms: | preexistence, preexistency, preexistent, preexistentism, preexistimation | ||
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| Definition: | [v] exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time; "Did this condition pre-exist?" | ||
| See Also: | be, exist | ||
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| Definition: | \Pre`["e]x*ist"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pre["e]xisted};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Pre["e]xisting}.]
To exist previously; to exist before something else.
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