præ-exist

A form of preexist — To exist before something else.

Meanings

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

present singular third person præ-exists · participle present præ-existing · participle past præ-existed · past præ-existed

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of preexist
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