adjective
1. existing or coming before (Freq. 7)
• Ant: ↑succeeding
• Similar to:
↑above, ↑above-mentioned, ↑above-named, ↑foregoing, ↑introductory, ↑prefatorial, ↑prefatory, ↑precedent, ↑premedical, ↑preparatory, ↑preparative, ↑propaedeutic, ↑previous, ↑old
• See Also: ↑antecedent
• Attrubites: ↑timing, ↑temporal relation
2. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
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a retiring member of the board
• Similar to: ↑outgoing
Useful english dictionary. 2012.