preexistent

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adjective

Existing previously.

“preexistent rules”

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Meanings

adjectivepreexistent (not comparable)

alternative pre-existent · alternative preëxistent

  1. not comparableExisting previously.

    preexistent rules

    1 more example

    preexistent situation

  2. not comparablePreceding existence.

    a preexistent state

    1728, [Alexander Pope], “Book the First”, in The Dunciad. An Heroic Poem. […], Dublin; London: […] A. Dodd, →OCLC, page 3

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveexisting previously or before something

Similar
pre-existentpreexistingpre-existingantecedent
Also see
antecedentpreexisting

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From pre- + existent.

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Cite this entry
APA

preexistent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preexistent

MLA

“preexistent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preexistent. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preexistent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preexistent.

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