Associations to the word «Preceding»
Noun
- Vowel
- Paragraph
- Consonant
- Syllable
- Lent
- Stitch
- Calendar
- Suffix
- Sutra
- Pronoun
- Average
- Noun
- Wage
- Whorl
- Percentage
- Phoneme
- Enactment
- Epoch
- Brahman
- Madame
- Verb
- Repeat
- Repetition
- Stanza
- Francois
- Employment
- Evening
- Clause
- Comte
- Schools
- Pa
- Pronunciation
- Chapter
- Assimilation
- Luxembourg
- Sabbath
- Adjective
- Decade
- Easter
- Suture
- Night
- Continuation
- Antecedent
- Statistics
- Articulation
- Prefix
- Utterance
- Duc
- Glide
- Singular
- Recipe
- Thursday
- Contest
- Discussion
- Armament
- Connexion
- Quotation
- Sentence
- Battleship
- Malta
- Index
- Verse
- Crowding
- Precedence
- Cyprus
Adjective
Wiktionary
PRECEDING, adjective. Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
PRECEDING, verb. Present participle of precede
Dictionary definition
PRECEDING, adjective. Existing or coming before.
PRECEDING, adjective. Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board".
Wise words
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