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[n] existing in a former state or previous to something else |
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PREEXISTENCE is a 12 letter word that starts with P. |
| | See Also: | | being, beingness, existence |
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| | Definition: | | \Pre`["e]x*ist"ence\, n.
1. Existence in a former state, or previous to something
else.
Wisdom declares her antiquity and pre["e]xistence to
all the works of this earth. --T. Burnet.
2. Existence of the soul before its union with the body; -- a
doctrine held by certain philosophers. --Addison.
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