preexistent

adj — 2 senses

preexistent

adj

Etymology From pre- + existent.

1

Existing previously.

preexistent rules
preexistent situation

2

Preceding existence.

a preexistent state1728, [Alexander Pope], “Book the First”, in The Dunciad. An Heroic Poem. […], Dublin; London: […] A. Dodd, →OCLC, page 3:

Derived terms: preexistentism

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