Dictionary Entry
preceding
Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/pɹiːˈsiːdɪŋ/Word FrequencyCommon (4.8)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)To go before, go in front of.
In a Sentence
“Cultural genocide precedes physical genocide.”
Published Usage Examples
“The term preceding the Commencement of 1799 was especially stormy.”
“The recognition of Conversion, in fact, requires us to admit that, formally, in a logical proposition, the term preceding the copula is subject and the one following is predicate.”
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Origin
Latin 'praecedere' (to go before)
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