previous
adjective [before noun] /ˈpriː.vi.əs/Definition
B1 happening or existing before something or someone else: The previous owner of the house had built an extension on the back. Training is provided, so no previous experience is required for the job. He has two daughters from a previous marriage.Before, after and alreadyAfter and behind
(Definition of previous adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- afore adverb, preposition, conjunction
- after- prefix
- afterwards adverb
- already adverb
- ante- prefix
- following adjective 1
- following noun (NEXT)
- following preposition
- formerly adverb
- heretofore adverb
- immediate adjective
- in advance idiom
- in advance of sth/sb idiom
- later adjective (IN THE FUTURE)
- later adverb
- subsequent adjective
- successor noun
- thereafter adverb
- this determiner
- whereupon conjunction
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