Definition of Preceding

1. Adjective. Existing or coming before.


2. Adjective. Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office. "A retiring member of the board"
Exact synonyms: Past, Retiring
Similar to: Outgoing

Definition of Preceding

1. a. Going before; -- opposed to following.

Definition of Preceding

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

2. Verb. (present participle of precede) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Preceding

1. precede [v] - See also: precede

Lexicographical Neighbors of Preceding

precedence
precedences
precedencies
precedency
precedent
precedented
precedentedly
precedential
precedentially
precedenting
precedently
precedents
precedes
precedest
precedeth
preceding
preceding(a)
preceed
preceese
precel
precell
precelled
precellence
precellency
precellent
precelling
precells
precellular
precels
precensor

Literary usage of Preceding

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Lancet (1898)
"The deaths referred to diseases of the respiratory organs in London, which had been 700 and 533 in the two preceding weeks, further declined last week to ..."

2. An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation by Jeremy Bentham (1823)
"These will bring us back into the are deter- regular track of analysis, pursued, without de- the dm- viation, through the four preceding classes. ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"It may, however, be well to quote from the Times some facts regarding this and preceding conferences : It will be practically the fourth of a series of ..."

4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1899)
"... second A fourth part of the ' History ' was added by a certain TM, who published it with the preceding three parts in one volume quarto m 1661. ..."

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