verb
- Exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time.
- usage: "Did this condition pre-exist"
- synonyms: preexist
adjective
- Existing previously or before something.
- usage: "variations on pre-existent musical themes"
- synonyms: preexistent, pre-existent, pre-existing
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