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previous
adj
    1. Earlier.
      Example: a previous occasion
      Thesaurus: past, preceding, foregoing, antecedent, earlier; Antonym: later.
    2. Former.
      Example: the previous chairman
      Thesaurus: former, past, onetime, sometime, erstwhile.
    3. Prior.
      Example: a previous engagement
    4. facetious
      Premature; over-prompt or over-hasty.
      Thesaurus: precipitate, premature, untimely; Antonym: timely.
    5. Before (an event, etc).
      Form: previous to something (usually)
Derivative: previously
adverb
    Earlier or formerly
      Thesaurus: before, earlier, beforehand, formerly, once, heretofore, hitherto; Antonym: later.
Etymology: 17c: from Latin praevius leading the way, from prae before + via way.



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