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preceding

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pre·ced·ing  (pr-sdng)
adj.
Existing or coming before another or others in time, place, rank, or sequence; previous.

preceding [prɪˈsiːdɪŋ]
adj
(prenominal) going or coming before; former
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.preceding - existing or coming before
antecedent - preceding in time or order
succeeding - coming after or following
2.preceding - of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"
outgoing - leaving a place or a position; "an outgoing steamship"

preceding
adjective
1. previous, earlier, former, above, foregoing, aforementioned, anterior, aforesaid Please refer back to the preceding chapter.
2. past, earlier, former, prior, foregoing the student revolution of the preceding years
Translations
preceding [prɪˈsiːdɪŋ] ADJ [day, week, month, year] → anterior; [chapter, paragraph, sentence] → precedente, anterior

preceding [prɪˈsiːdɪŋ] adj [section, chapter, text, pages] → précédent(e); [months, years, week, month] → précédent(e)

preceding
adj time, month etcvorangegangen; page, example alsovorhergehend

preceding [prɪˈsiːdɪŋ] adjprecedente
preceding [prɪˈsiːdɪŋ] adjprecedente

preceding سالِف předchozí forudgående vorhergehend προηγούμενος precedente edeltävä précédent prethodni precedente 前の 선행하는 voorafgaand forrige poprzedzający precedente предшествующий föregående เป็นอันดับแรก önceki trước 在前的


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These last should arise from the internal structure of the plot, so that what follows should be the necessary or probable result of the preceding action.
From Magdalen to Norah (inclosed in the preceding Letter).
We must, however, allow for the entire extinction of some preceding forms, and for the coming in of quite new forms by immigration, and for a large amount of modification, during the long and blank intervals between the successive formations.
 
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