preexilian

or pre-ex·il·i·an

[ pree-eg-zil-ee-uhn, -zil-yuhn, -ek-sil- ]

/ ˌpri ɛgˈzɪl i ən, -ˈzɪl yən, -ɛkˈsɪl- /

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adjective

being or occurring prior to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.

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Also pre·ex·il·ic, pre-ex·il·ic

[pree-eg-zil-ik, -ek-sil-] /ˌpri ɛgˈzɪl ɪk, -ɛkˈsɪl-/ .

Origin of preexilian

1860–65; pre- + Latin exili(um) exile + -an

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How to use preexilian in a sentence

He has picked pre-primary brawls with Christie, Perry, and Marco Rubio.
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At that time, pre -9/11, the links were more subtle and had to be hunted down.
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While in pre-trial detention, Krivov undertook two hunger strikes.
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At his year-end, pre-Hawaii press conference, we caught a rare glimpse of peak Obama.
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Instead, the military commission proceedings are bogged down in a pre-trial phase, as it has been for the past three years.
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The Spaniards, indeed, feigned to regard them only as a remnant of the rebels who had joined the pre-existing brigand bands.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Doubtless the commentator habit is fixed in the nature of man; but it was pre-eminently mediaeval.
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From pre-natal days I was destined for the railway service, as an oyster to its shell.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Dr. Wilson says, in the statistical accounts of Scotland, many of which are suggestive of a pre-Raleigh period.
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Offered to Him that liveth for ever and ever, it celebrates his eternal pre-existence and existence to eternal ages.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham

British Dictionary definitions for preexilian

pre-exilian

pre-exilic

/ (ˌpriːɪɡˈzɪlɪən) /

adjective

Old Testament prior to the Babylonian exile of the Jews (586–538 bc)

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