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preceding
- /pɹɪˈsiːdɪŋ/
- /pɹiːˈsiːdɪŋ/
Rhymes with -iːdɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English precedyng, precedenge, present participle of Middle English preceden (“to precede”), equivalent to precede + -ing.
adjective præceding
- Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence. On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.
verb præceding
- present participle and gerund of precede