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
Benjamin J. Stein
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
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“Prelife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prelife. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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