pre·vi·ous
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| 1. | coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner. |
| 2. | Informal. done, occurring, etc., before the proper time; premature: Aren't you a little previous with that request? |
| 3. | previous to, before; prior to: Previous to moving here she lived in Chicago. |
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pre·vi·ous·ly, adverb
pre·vi·ous·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. earlier, former, preceding, foregoing.
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[From Latin praevius, going before : prae-, pre- + via, way; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.] pre'vi·ous·ly adv., pre'vi·ous·ness n. |
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| 1. | just preceding something else in time or order; "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger" |
| 2. | (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House" [syn: former] |
| 3. | too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment" |
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previous [ˈpriːviəs] adjective
earlier in time or order
Example: on a previous occasion; the previous owner of the house
See also: previous toExample: on a previous occasion; the previous owner of the house
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Pre"vi*ous\, a. [L. praevius going before, leading the way; prae before + via the way. See Voyage.] Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness. The dull sound . . . previous to the storm, Rolls o'er the muttering earth. --Thomson. Previous question. (Parliamentary Practice) See under Question, and compare Closure. Previous to, before; -- often used adverbially for previously. "Previous to publication." --M. Arnold. "A policy . . . his friends had advised previous to 1710." --J. H. Newman. Syn: Antecedent; preceding; anterior; prior; foregoing; former.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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