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/pɹiːˈsiːdɪŋ/ · pre.ced-ing
verb
- To go before, go in front of. Cultural genocide precedes physical genocide.
- To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce. The introduction precedes the main body of the essay.
- To have higher rank than (someone or something else). The general precedes the soldiers in the parade.
adjective
- Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence. On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.
Did you know? The word 'preceding' is often used in academic and formal writing to describe events or situations that occur before something else, such as a historical event or a research study.