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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

Going before; – opposed to following.

(Astron.)

In the direction toward which stars appear to move. See

, 2.

preceding ‎(not comparable)

Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.

foregoing; occurring before or in front of something else

Norwegian Bokmål: foregående, forrige, forutgående
Norwegian Nynorsk: føregåande, førre, tidlegare
Russian: предше́ствующий (ru) ‎(predšéstvujuščij), предыду́щий (ru) ‎(predydúščij)

preceding