"preexist" meaning in English

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        {
          "word": "preexistence"
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        "To exist before something else."
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          "word": "præ-exist"
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          "word": "præexist"
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          "word": "preëxist"
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          "word": "pre-exist"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "sǎštestvuvam po-rano",
          "sense": "to exist prior to",
          "word": "съществувам по-рано"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xiānqián cúnzài",
          "sense": "to exist prior to",
          "word": "先前存在"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to exist prior to",
          "word": "先於……存在"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xiān yú... cúnzài",
          "sense": "to exist prior to",
          "word": "先于……存在"
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          "sense": "to exist prior to",
          "word": "olla olemassa"
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "to exist prior to",
          "word": "préexister"
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          "sense": "to exist prior to",
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          "word": "pré-exister"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to exist prior to",
          "word": "preesistere"
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          "roman": "pretpostoi",
          "sense": "to exist prior to",
          "word": "претпостои"
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          "roman": "suščestvovátʹ do",
          "sense": "to exist prior to",
          "word": "существова́ть до"
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          "sense": "to exist prior to",
          "word": "preexistir"
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      "word": "preexistent"
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      "word": "præexist"
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      "word": "preëxist"
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      "word": "pre-exist"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎštestvuvam po-rano",
      "sense": "to exist prior to",
      "word": "съществувам по-рано"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiānqián cúnzài",
      "sense": "to exist prior to",
      "word": "先前存在"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to exist prior to",
      "word": "先於……存在"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiān yú... cúnzài",
      "sense": "to exist prior to",
      "word": "先于……存在"
    },
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to exist prior to",
      "word": "olla olemassa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to exist prior to",
      "word": "préexister"
    },
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      "sense": "to exist prior to",
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      "word": "pré-exister"
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      "sense": "to exist prior to",
      "word": "preesistere"
    },
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      "roman": "pretpostoi",
      "sense": "to exist prior to",
      "word": "претпостои"
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      "roman": "suščestvovátʹ do",
      "sense": "to exist prior to",
      "word": "существова́ть до"
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      "sense": "to exist prior to",
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