Etymology

preceding

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Today it means: Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence. Full definition →

Middle English precedyng
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  1. Middle English · derived frompreceden“to precede”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromprecedyng
  3. English todaypreceding

From Middle English precedyng, precedenge, present participle of Middle English preceden (“to precede”), equivalent to precede + -ing.

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