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preceding

Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈsiːdɪŋ/

The English word “preceding” has 1 meaning listed here.

adjective

  1. Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

Etymology

From Middle English precedyng, precedenge, present participle of Middle English preceden (“to precede”), equivalent to precede + -ing.

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