"preëxisting" meaning in English

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pre-existing",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preexisting",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "preëxist"
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        "present participle and gerund of preëxist"
      ],
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        "form-of",
        "gerund",
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        "present"
      ]
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  "word": "preëxisting"
}

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    {
      "form": "pre-existing",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preexisting",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "preëxisting (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "preexisting"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "Rare form of preexisting."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) Rare form of preexisting."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "form-of",
        "not-comparable",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "preëxisting"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pre-existing",
      "tags": [
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    },
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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        }
      ],
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        "present participle and gerund of preëxist"
      ],
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          "preëxist#English"
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        "gerund",
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        "present"
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    }
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  "word": "preëxisting"
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    "English terms spelled with ◌̈",
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    },
    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "preëxisting (not comparable)",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
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        "English dated terms",
        "English rare forms"
      ],
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          "word": "preexisting"
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        "Rare form of preexisting."
      ],
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        "(dated) Rare form of preexisting."
      ],
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}