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precede

 
 
/priːˈsiːd/ verb [T] formal

Translation

to happen or exist before something else
...dan/den önce gelmek/olmak; önden gelmek, önünde/önden gitmek
[often passive] The formal ceremony was preceded by a parade.17521554
preceding adjective [always before noun] happening or coming before
önce/önden gelen; önce/önünde olan
the preceding months the preceding chapter15871752
(Definition of precede verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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