prejacent

1 of 2

adjective

pre·​ja·​cent

prēˈjāsᵊnt

1

obsolete : preexisting

2

: being an antecedent proposition in logic from which another is developed

prejacent

2 of 2

noun

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plural -s

: a prejacent proposition in logic

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle French, from Latin praejacent-, praejacens, present participle of praejacēre to lie before, from prae- pre- + jacēre to lie

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