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Added 8 October 2026

preceding

/pɹɪˈsiːdɪŋ/ adjective

In Latin: prior Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about preceding at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.

verb

present participle and gerund of precede

Origin

From Middle English precedyng, precedenge, present participle of Middle English preceden (“to precede”), equivalent to precede + -ing.

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