English Dictionary: previous | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Previous \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. [bd]Previous to publication.[b8] --M. Arnold. [bd]A policy . . . his friends had advised previous to 1710.[b8] --J. H. Newman. Syn: Antecedent; preceding; anterior; prior; foregoing; former. |