preceding

preceding
adjective Date: 15th century that immediately precedes in time or place <
the preceding day
>
<
preceding paragraphs
>
Synonyms: preceding, antecedent, foregoing, previous, prior, former, anterior mean being before. preceding usually implies being immediately before in time or in place <
the preceding sentence
>
. antecedent applies to order in time and may suggest a causal relation <
conditions antecedent to the revolution
>
. foregoing applies chiefly to statements <
the foregoing remarks
>
. previous and prior imply existing or occurring earlier, but prior often adds an implication of greater importance <
a child from a previous marriage
>
<
a prior obligation
>
. former implies always a definite comparison or contrast with something that is latter <
the former name of the company
>
. anterior applies to position before or ahead of usually in space, sometimes in time or order <
the anterior lobe of the brain
>
.

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • preceding — I adjective above mentioned, abovenamed, antecedent, anterior, before mentioned, earlier, first named, former, inaugural, introductory, precedent, precessional, precursive, precursory, preexistent, prefatory, preliminary, preludial, prelusive,… …   Law dictionary

  • preceding — [adj] earlier, above abovementioned, above named, aforeknown, aforementioned, aforesaid, ahead of, antecedent, anterior, before, erstwhile, foregoing, forerunning, former, forward, front, head, heretofore, introductory, lead, leading, one time,… …   New thesaurus

  • preceding — [prē sēd′iŋ, prisēd′iŋ] adj. that precedes; going or coming before SYN. PREVIOUS …   English World dictionary

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