preexistent
English
editAlternative forms
edit- pre-existent
- preëxistent (uncommon)
Etymology
editAdjective
editpreexistent (not comparable)
- Existing previously.
- preexistent rules
- preexistent situation
- 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
edit- “preexistent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French préexistant.
Adjective
editpreexistent m or n (feminine singular preexistentă, masculine plural preexistenți, feminine and neuter plural preexistente)
Declension
editDeclension of preexistent
singular | plural | ||||||
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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 |