preexistent

See also: préexistent, pre-existent, and preëxistent

English

Alternative forms

• pre-existent
• preëxistent (uncommon)

Etymology

From pre- +‎ existent.

Adjective

preexistent (not comparable)

1. Existing previously.

   preexistent rules

   preexistent situation

2. Preceding existence.
   • 1728, [Alexander Pope], “Book the First”, in The Dunciad. An Heroic Poem. […], Dublin, London: […] A. Dodd, →OCLC, page 3:

     a preexistent state

References

• “preexistent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French préexistant.

Adjective

preexistent m or n (feminine singular preexistentă, masculine plural preexistenți, feminine and neuter plural preexistente)

1. preexisting

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	preexistent		preexistentă		preexistenți	preexistente
	definite	preexistentul		preexistenta		preexistenții	preexistentele
genitive- dative	indefinite	preexistent		preexistente		preexistenți	preexistente
	definite	preexistentului		preexistentei		preexistenților	preexistentelor