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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:

Preexistent \Pre`["e]x*ist"ent\, a.
   Existing previously; preceding existence; as, a
   pre["e]xistent state. --Pope.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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