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preceding 音标拼音: [pris'idɪŋ] a. 在先的,在前的,前面的 在先的,在前的,前面的 preceding前导 preceding adj 1: existing or coming before [ ant: { succeeding( a)}] 2: of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; " a retiring member of the board" [ synonym: { past( a)}, { preceding( a)}, { retiring( a)}] Preceding \ Pre* ced" ing\, a. 1. Going before; -- opposed to following. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Astron.) In the direction toward which stars appear to move. See { Following}, 2. [ 1913 Webster]
Precede \ Pre* cede"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Preceded}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Preceding}.] [ L. praecedere, praecessum; prae before cedere to go, to be in motion: cf. F. pr[' e] ceder. See { Pre-}, and { Cede}.] 1. To go before in order of time; to occur first with relation to anything. " Harm precedes not sin." -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To go before in place, rank, or importance. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce; -- used with by or with before the instrumental object. [ R.] [ 1913 Webster] It is usual to precede hostilities by a public declaration. -- Kent. [ 1913 Webster] Precedence78 Moby Thesaurus words for " preceding": above, advanced, aforegoing, aforementioned, ante, antecedence, antecedency, antecedent, anteposition, anterior, anteriority, anticipatory, avant- garde, chief, ci- devant, dominion, earlier, early, elder, ere, erstwhile, exordial, exploratory, first, fore, foregoing, foremost, former, front, front position, heading, headmost, heretofore, hitherto, in, inaugural, initiatory, last, latter, le pas, leading, older, original, other, past, precedence, precedency, precedent, precession, precessional, precurrent, precursive, precursor, precursory, preexistent, prefatory, preference, prefixation, preliminary, prelude, preludial, prelusive, preparatory, prevenient, previous, prime, prior, priority, proemial, propaedeutic, prothesis, senior, superiority, the lead, to, top priority, urgency, van
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