preinclude

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verb

To include beforehand.

“November 10 1713, Samuel Clarke, letter to Joseph Butler [T]here cannot possibly be any notion of existence at all, but what shall necessarily preinclude the notion of that which has necessary existence.”

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Meanings

verbpreinclude (third-person singular simple present preincludes, present participle preincluding, simple past and past participle preincluded)

present singular third person preincludes · participle present preincluding · participle past preincluded · past preincluded

  1. transitiveTo include beforehand.

    November 10 1713, Samuel Clarke, letter to Joseph Butler [T]here cannot possibly be any notion of existence at all, but what shall necessarily preinclude the notion of that which has necessary existence.

Origin

From pre- + include.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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