prelife

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adjective

pre·​life ˌprē-ˈlīf How to pronounce prelife (audio)
variants or pre-life
1
: of, relating to, or occurring during the time preceding the first appearance of life on earth
theories on Earth's prelife atmosphere
2
: of, relating to, or occurring during a prelife
It never fails to amaze me how much food is available. I guess I have some pre-life memory of a time of real hunger in Russia or Israel or somewhere.Benjamin J. Stein

prelife

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noun

variants or pre-life
plural prelives or pre-lives
: a life conceived as lived before one's present life
having a belief in a prelife
compare afterlife

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of prelife was in 1937

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Cite this Entry

“Prelife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prelife. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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