existent : Idioms & Phrases
Index
pre-existent
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       adjective satellite existing previously or before something
       
       
 preexisting; preexistent; pre-existing.
 - variations on pre-existent musical themes
 
WordNet
self-existent
Self`-ex*ist"ent adjective
Definitions
- Existing of or by himself,independent of any other being or cause; -- as, God is the only self-existent being.