8 letters · 17 points in Scrabble
verb exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English exist English preexist From pre- + exist.
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