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/ˈpriːviəs/ adjective

Translation

existing or happening before something or someone else
önceki, geçmişe ait
the previous day/year a previous attempt his previous marriage1587
previously adverb
önceki
He previously worked as a teacher.
(Definition of previous adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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