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1. (adj.) preceding
that precedes; coming before; previous:
the preceding page.
Etymology: (1485–95)
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1. (adj) preceding(a)
existing or coming before
2. (adj) past(a), preceding(a), retiring(a)
of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
"a retiring member of the board"
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1. (adj) preceding
going before; -- opposed to following
2. (adj) preceding
in the direction toward which stars appear to move. See Following, 2
3. preceding
of Precede
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Sense: a past action, especially a legal decision, which may act as a guide or rule in the future.
on the preceding page.
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 Afrikaans: voorafgaande |
 Arabic: سابِق |
 Bulgarian: преден |
 Brazilian: anterior |
 Czech: předcházející |
 German: vorhergehend |
 Danish: forudgående |
 Greek: προηγούμενος |
 Spanish: precedente, anterior |
 Estonian: eelnev |
 Farsi: قبلی؛ مقدم |
 Finnish: edellinen |
 French: précédent |
 Hebrew: קוֹדֵם |
 Hindi: पूर्व, वूर्वगामी |
 Croatian: predhodan, prijašnji |
 Hungarian: (meg)előző |
 Indonesian: terdahulu |
 Icelandic: undanfarandi |
 Italian: precedente |
 Japanese: 前の |
 Korean: 선행하는 |
 Lithuanian: pirma einantis/įvykęs, an |
 Latvian: iepriekšējais |
 Malay: sebelumnya |
 Dutch: voorafgaand |
 Norwegian: forrige, foregående |
 Polish: poprzedzający, poprzedni |
 Persian: قبلی؛ مقدم |
 Pashto: مخكى نى، مقدم |
 Portuguese: anterior |
 Romanian: precedent |
 Russian: предыдущий |
 Slovak: predchádzajúci |
 Slovenian: predhoden |
 Serbian: prethodni |
 Swedish: föregående, förra |
 Thai: ที่มาก่อน |
 Turkish: önceki |
 Taiwanese: 在前的 |
 Ukrainian: попередній; такий, що йде |
 Urdu: سابق |
 Vietnamese: phía trước |
 Chinese: 在前的 |
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