foregoing

The definition of foregoing is already written or stated.

(adjective)

An example of something foregoing is a sentence in a contract or an essay that was already written five lines earlier.

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See foregoing in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

previously said, written, etc.; preceding

See foregoing in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Said, written, or encountered just before; previous: Refer to the foregoing figures.

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