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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.
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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"
past, retiring
outgoing - leaving a place or a position; "an outgoing steamship"
preceding
adjective 1. previous, earlier, former, above, foregoing, aforementioned, anterior, aforesaid
2. past, earlier, former, prior, foregoing
Translations
Spanish preceding [prɪˈsiːdɪŋ] adj → precedente
French preceding [prɪˈsiːdɪŋ] precede adj → qui précède (or précédait)
German preceding [prɪˈsiːdɪŋ] precede adj → vorhergehend
Italian preceding [prɪˈsiːdɪŋ] adj → precedente
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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.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
From Magdalen to Norah (inclosed in the preceding Letter).
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
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