Meaning of PRECEDING
| Pronunciation: | | pree'seeding
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| | Definition: | | [adj] preceding in time or order |
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| | Synonyms: | | antecedent, anterior, anticipatory, preexistent, prevenient, prior(a) |
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| | Antonyms: | | subsequent | | |
| | See Also: | | preceding(a) | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pre*ced"ing\, a.
1. Going before; -- opposed to following.
2. (Astron.) In the direction toward which stars appear to
move. See {Following}, 2.
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| | Related Terms: | | above, advanced, aforegoing, aforementioned, ante, antecedence, antecedency, antecedent, anteposition, anterior, anteriority, anticipatory, avant-garde, chief, ci-devant, dominion, earlier, early, elder, ere, erstwhile, exordial, exploratory, first, fore, foregoing, foremost, former, front, front position, heading, headmost, heretofore, hitherto, in, inaugural, initiatory, last, latter, le pas, leading, older, original, other, past, precedence, precedency, precedent, precession, precessional, precurrent, precursive, precursor, precursory, preexistent, prefatory, preference, prefixation, preliminary, prelude, preludial, prelusive, preparatory, prevenient, previous, prime, prior, priority, proemial, propaedeutic, prothesis, senior, superiority, the lead, to, top priority, urgency, van |
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