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CIDE DICTIONARY
previous, 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. [1913 Webster]
"The dull sound . . . previous to the storm,
Rolls o'er the muttering earth." [1913 Webster]
Rolls o'er the muttering earth." [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Antecedent; preceding; anterior; prior; foregoing; former.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
previous, adj. & adv.
--adj.
1 (often foll. by to) coming before in time or order.
2 done or acting hastily.
--adv. (foll. by to) before (had called previous to writing).
--adj.
1 (often foll. by to) coming before in time or order.
2 done or acting hastily.
--adv. (foll. by to) before (had called previous to writing).
Idiom
previous question Parl. a motion concerning the vote on a main question.
Derivative
previously adv. previousness n.
Etymology
L praevius (as PRAE-, via way)
THESAURUS
previous
a bit previous, above, advanced, aforementioned, aforesaid, ahead, ancient, ante, antecedent, anterior, anticipatory, before, beforehand, ci-devant, earlier, early, elder, erstwhile, far ahead, first, fore, foregoing, former, forward, half-baked, half-cocked, hasty, ill-considered, immemorial, impulsive, in advance, late, not firm, old, olden, older, once, onetime, overhasty, oversoon, past, precedent, preceding, precipitate, precocious, precurrent, preexistent, prehistoric, premature, previous to, prime, primeval, primitive, prior, prior to, quondam, recent, rushed, senior, sometime, soon, then, too early, too soon, uncrystallized, unjelled, unmatured, unmeditated, unpremeditated, unprepared, unripe, untimely, whilomROGET THESAURUS
previous
Priority
N priority, antecedence, anteriority, precedence, pre-existence, precession, precursor, the past, premises, prior, previous, preceding, precedent, anterior, antecedent, pre- existing, pre-existent, former, foregoing, aforementioned, before- mentioned, abovementioned, aforesaid, said, introductory, before, prior to, earlier, previously, afore, aforehand, beforehand, ere, theretofore, erewhile, ere then, ere now, before then, before now, erewhile, already, yet, beforehand, on the eve of, prior tempore prior jure.For further exploring for "previous" in Webster Dictionary Online