I. prē+ noun
Etymology: New Latin praeadamita, from Latin prae- pre- + Adam (the first man in the Bible) + Latin -ita -ite
1. : an inhabitant of the earth before Adam
2. : one who holds that men existed before Adam ; specifically : a follower of the doctrine of Isaac La Peyrère that only the Jews are descendants of Adam and that the Gentiles descend from men who lived before Adam
II. (ˈ)prē+ adjective
also pre·adamic |prē+ ; or pre·adamitical (|)prē|adə|mid.ə̇kəl
: existing before Adam : of a time prior to that of Adam