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pre-existing
adjective
[ ˌpriːɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ ]
• having existed at or from an earlier time.
• "a pre-existing contractual obligation"
pre-exist
verb
• exist at or from an earlier time.
• "the statute does no more than restore what pre-existed"