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Pre-exist

PRE-EXIST'

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Verb.
I.
[pre and exist.] To exist beforehand or before something else. It has been believed by many philosophers that the souls of men pre-exist, that is, exist before the formation of the body.

Definition 2024

pre-exist

pre-exist

See also: preexist and preëxist

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Verb

pre-exist ‎(third-person singular simple present pre-exists, present participle pre-existing, simple past and past participle pre-existed)

  1. Alternative spelling of preexist

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