pre-exist — verb [usu. as adjective pre existing] exist at or from an earlier time. ↘exist before. Derivatives pre existence noun pre existent adjective … English new terms dictionary
pre-exist — /pri əgˈzɪst/ (say pree uhg zist), /pri ɛg / (say pree eg ), /pri ɪg / (say pree ig ) verb (i) 1. to exist beforehand. 2. to exist in a previous state. –pre existence, noun –pre existent, adjective …
pre-exist — verb (I, T) formal to exist before something else: Inform your doctor of any pre existing medical condition, eg, diabetes. pre existing adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pre-exist — v.intr. exist at an earlier time. Derivatives: pre existence n. pre existent adj … Useful english dictionary
Pre-existence — (also spelled preëxistence), beforelife, or pre mortal existence refers to the belief that each individual human soul existed before conception, and at conception (or later, depending on when it is believed that the soul enters the body) one of… … Wikipedia
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
pre-existence — prē existˈence noun (theology) Previous existence, esp of the soul before the generation of the body with which it is united in this world, or of Christ before his incarnation • • • Main Entry: ↑pre exist … Useful english dictionary
pre-existing — adjective exist at or from an earlier time. → pre exist … English new terms dictionary
pre-existing — (adj.) also preexisting, 1590s, from PRE (Cf. pre ) + prp. of EXIST (Cf. exist). The medical insurance pre existing condition is attested from 1942 … Etymology dictionary
Pre-Code — films were created before the Motion Picture Production Code or Hays Code censorship guidelines took effect on 1 July 1934 in the United States. A previous code of conduct for the film industry, introduced in 1930, was widely ignored and not… … Wikipedia
Pre-boot authentication — (PBA) serves as an extension of the BIOS or boot firmware and guarantees a secure, tamper proof environment external to the operating system as a trusted authentication layer. The PBA prevents anything being read from the hard disk such as the… … Wikipedia
