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pre-existence

pre·ex·ist
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pree-ig-zist]
    • /ˌpri ɪgˈzɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pree-ig-zist]
    • /ˌpri ɪgˈzɪst/

Definitions of pre-existence word

  • verb without object pre-existence to exist beforehand. 1
  • verb without object pre-existence to exist in a previous state. 1
  • verb with object pre-existence to exist prior to (something or someone else); precede: primitive artifacts that preexisted sophisticated tools. 1
See all 3 definitions of pre-existence

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Origin of pre-existence

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; pre- + exist

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Parts of speech for Pre-existence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Pre-existence

pre-existence popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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