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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. existing previously or before something;
- Example: "variations on pre-existent musical themes"
[syn: preexistent, pre-existent, preexisting, pre-existing]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Preexist \Pre`["e]x*ist"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pre["e]xisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pre["e]xisting.] To exist previously; to exist before something else; to exist before the current activity commenced; as, preexisting illnesses are not covered by this insurance policy. [Also spelled pre-exist.] [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 + PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

preexisting adj 1: existing previously or before something; "variations on pre-existent musical themes" [syn: preexistent, pre- existent, preexisting, pre-existing]