| previous | (adj) just preceding something else in time or order, Syn. old, Example: the previous owner; my old house was larger |
| previous | (adj) too soon or too hasty, Syn. premature, Example: our condemnation of him was a bit previous; a premature judgment |
| previously | (adv) at an earlier time or formerly, Syn. antecedently, Example: she had previously lived in Chicago; he was previously president of a bank; better than anything previously proposed; a previously unquestioned attitude; antecedently arranged |
| previous question | (n) a motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly |
| Previous | 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; The dull sound . . . previous to the storm,
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| Previously | adv. Beforehand; antecedently; |
| Previousness | n. The quality or state of being previous; priority or antecedence in time. [ 1913 Webster ] |