Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pre-existing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables
pre-ex-ist-ing
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pre-exist

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

preexisting (alternative) preëxisting (alternative)

Synonyms

preexistent pre-existent preexisting

Questions

What does pre-existing mean?
present participle and gerund of pre-exist

How to pronounce pre-existing

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