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- pronunciation:
- pri
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Builder
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
occurring just before another.
I had to reread the previous page.Her previous book was more complex than this one.- synonyms:
- antecedent, foregoing, preceding
- antonyms:
- following, next, subsequent
- similar words:
- former, recent
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| definition 2: |
prior; earlier.
In previous years, we spent our summers in Maine, but now we visit our grandchildren in Minnesota.- synonyms:
- antecedent, earlier, former, past, precedent, preceding, prior
- antonyms:
- latter, posterior, subsequent
- similar words:
- anterior, bygone, erstwhile, foregone, old, quondam, recent
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| related words: |
elder, other |
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| derivation: |
previously (adv.) |
Word Builder: previous +
- previously:
before; earlier.
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