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adjective
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preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous: A prior agreement prevents me from accepting this.
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preceding in importance or privilege.
noun
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Informal. a prior conviction.
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Priorly
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
4.
prior to, preceding; before: Prior to that time, buffalo had roamed the Great Plains in tremendous numbers.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
prior
"superior officer of a religious house or order," 1093, from L. prior "former, superior" (see prior (adj.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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