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Vinony

preceding

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈsiːdɪŋ/ / /pɹiːˈsiːdɪŋ/

adj

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

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

    “On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.”

verb

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

  1. present participle and gerund of precede