PREEXIST

preexist

(verb) exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time; “Did this condition pre-exist?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

preexist (third-person singular simple present preexists, present participle preexisting, simple past and past participle preexisted)

To exist before something else.

Anagrams

• expirest

Source: Wiktionary


Pre`ëx*ist", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Preëxisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Preëxisting.]

Definition: To exist previously; to exist before something else.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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