| Meaning | Existing or coming before. |
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| Attribute of | temporal relation | A relation involving time |
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| timing | The time when something happens |
| Narrower | above | Appearing earlier in the same text |
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| above-mentioned, above-named | mentioned or named earlier in the same text |
| foregoing | especially of writing or speech |
| introductory, prefatorial, prefatory | Serving as an introduction or preface |
| precedent | preceding in time, order, or significance |
| premedical | preceding and preparing for the study of medicine |
| preparatory, preparative, propaedeutic | preceding and preparing for something |
| previous, old | Just preceding something else in time or order |
| See also | antecedent | preceding in time or order |
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| Opposite | succeeding | coming after or following |
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| Spanish | precedente |
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| Catalan | precedent |
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