 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
preceding
adjective
1: existing or coming before [syn: {preceding(a)}] [ant: {succeeding(a)}]
2: preceding in time or order [syn: {antecedent}] [ant: {subsequent}]
3: of a person who has held and relinquished a position or
office; "a retiring member of the board" [syn: {past(a)},
{preceding(a)}, {retiring(a)}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Precede \Pre*cede"\, verb (used with an object) [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.
2. To go before in place, rank, or importance.
3. To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce; -- used
with by or with before the instrumental object. [R.]
It is usual to precede hostilities by a public
declaration. --Kent.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Preceding \Pre*ced"ing\, adjective
1. Going before; -- opposed to following.
2. (Astron.) In the direction toward which stars appear to
move. See {Following}, 2.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
78 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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