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previous
('pr/i/v/i//@/s )

adjective (a)

  • Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • just preceding something else in time or order(adj.all)
    Example:
    The previous owner.
    Synonym:
    old
    source: wordnet30
  • (used especially of persons) of the immediate past(adj.all)
    Example:
    The previous occupant of the White House.
    Synonym:
    former, late
    source: wordnet30
  • too soon or too hasty(adj.all)
    Example:
    Our condemnation of him was a bit previous.
    Synonym:
    premature
    source: wordnet30
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