precede

/priːˈsiːd/ verb [T] formal

Definition

› to happen or exist before something else: [often passive] The formal ceremony was preceded by a parade.

preceding adjective [always before noun] › happening or coming before: the preceding months the preceding chapter

(Definition of precede verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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