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Pronunciation / Transliteration: précédent
"Le jour précédent, nous avons visité le musée."
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2 senses- 1
Coming before the current one in order or time.
"She reviewed the notes taken on the preceding day."
- 1
Present participle of precede; coming or happening before something else.
"The events preceding the decision were thoroughly investigated."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin praecedere, combining prae- (before) and cedere (to go). Entering Middle English in the 15th century via Old French, it originally denoted physical spatial priority before shifting to temporal sequence.
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précédent
Transliteration: précédent
"Le jour précédent, nous avons visité le musée."
vorhergehend
Transliteration: vorhergehend
"Am vorhergehenden Tag gab es ein Meeting."
precedente
Transliteration: precedente
"Il giorno precedente siamo arrivati a Roma."
precedente
Transliteration: precedente
"El día precedente terminamos el proyecto."
anterior
Transliteration: anterior
"No dia anterior, nós viajamos."
पिछला
Transliteration: pichhla
"पिछले दिन बहुत काम था।"
前一天的
Transliteration: qián yī tiān de
"前一天的会议非常成功。"
전날의
Transliteration: jeonnarui
"전날의 자료를 검토해주세요."
前日の
Transliteration: zenjitsu no
"前日のデータを確認しました。"
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