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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.
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
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Spanish preceding [prɪˈsiːdɪŋ] adjprecedente
French preceding [prɪˈsiːdɪŋ] precede adjqui précède (or précédait)
German preceding [prɪˈsiːdɪŋ] precede adjvorhergehend
Italian preceding [prɪˈsiːdɪŋ] adjprecedente

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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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