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What's The Definition Of Previous?Synonyms | Synonyms for Previous: Related Terms | Find terms related to Previous: See Also | Previous In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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