preceding

  • 11preceding — adj. Preceding is used with these nouns: ↑decade, ↑generation, ↑month, ↑page, ↑paragraph, ↑section, ↑year …

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  • 12preceding — pre|ced|ing [ prı sidıŋ ] adjective existing or coming immediately before someone or something else: Our contact information is located on the preceding pages …

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  • 13preceding — adjective (only before noun) formal happening or coming before the time, place, or part mentioned: We made more money this month than in the whole of the preceding quarter. opposite following 1 …

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  • 14preceding — adjective refer to the preceding chart Syn: foregoing, previous, prior, former, precedent, earlier, above, aforementioned, antecedent; formal anterior, prevenient …

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  • 15preceding — UK [prɪˈsiːdɪŋ] / US [prɪˈsɪdɪŋ] adjective existing or coming immediately before someone or something else Our contact information is located on the preceding pages …

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  • 16preceding — pre•ced•ing [[t]prɪˈsi dɪŋ[/t]] adj. that precedes; coming before; previous: the preceding page[/ex] • Etymology: 1485–95 …

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  • 17preceding — precede ► VERB 1) come or go before in time, order, or position. 2) (precede with) preface or introduce (something) with. DERIVATIVES preceding adjective. ORIGIN Latin praecedere go before …

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  • 18preceding instance — index precedent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 19preceding day or previous day — Preceding business or trading day. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary …

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  • 20preceding — Synonyms and related words: above, advanced, aforegoing, aforementioned, ante, antecedence, antecedency, antecedent, anteposition, anterior, anteriority, anticipatory, avant garde, chief, ci devant, dominion, earlier, early, elder, ere, erstwhile …

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