"postexist" meaning in English

See postexist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: postexists [present, singular, third-person], postexisting [participle, present], postexisted [participle, past], postexisted [past]
Etymology: From post- + exist. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|exist}} post- + exist Head templates: {{en-verb}} postexist (third-person singular simple present postexists, present participle postexisting, simple past and past participle postexisted), {{tlb|en|uncommon}} (uncommon)
  1. (ambitransitive) To exist after. Tags: ambitransitive, uncommon Related terms: postexistence, preexist

Inflected forms

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