præexist

A form of preexist — To exist before something else.

Meanings

verbpræexist (third-person singular simple present præexists, present participle præexisting, simple past and past participle præexisted)

present singular third person præexists · participle present præexisting · participle past præexisted · past præexisted

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of preexist
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