Definitions for: Previous

Webster (1913) Definition: Pre"vi*ous, a. [L. praevius going before, leading the
way; prae before + via the way. See Voyage.]
Going before in time; being or happening before something
else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a
previous illness.

The dull sound . . . previous to the storm, Rolls o'er
the muttering earth. --Thomson.

Previous question. (Parliamentary Practice) See under
Question, and compare Closure.

Previous to, before; -- often used adverbially for
previously. ``Previous to publication.'' --M. Arnold. ``A
policy . . . his friends had advised previous to 1710.''
--J. H. Newman.

Syn: Antecedent; preceding; anterior; prior; foregoing;
former.

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