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previous (iou)



previous adjective, adverb, & noun. E17.
[Latin praevius going before, leading the way, from prae PRE- + via way: see -OUS.]
A. adjective.
Coming or going before in time or order; foregoing, preceding, antecedent. (Foll. by to.) E17.
E. Hemingway Commanders who had sprung to arms..without any previous military training. J. F. Lehmann We had made friends on his previous visit.
Going before or in front; leading the way. M-L17.
Occurring, acting, etc., before the proper time; hasty, premature. colloq. L19.
E. Coxhead I think it's a bit previous. Why not put the chappie off.
Special collocations: Previous Examination Hist. the first examination for the degree of BA at Cambridge University. previous question in parliamentary procedure, the question whether a vote shall be taken on the main question or issue, moved before the main question is put.
b. adverb. = PREVIOUSLY. E18.
A. N. Wilson Maudie could only have received his letter some three hours previous.
C. noun. A thing which is previous; spec. (a) Hist. = Previous Examination above; (b) slang previous convictions. E20.
L. Griffiths Never been in bother, no previous, never known to mix with bad company.
previousness noun L17.