preceding

Preceding is the act of coming before or being ahead of.

(verb)

An example of preceding is the number one coming before the number two.

See preceding in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

that precedes; going or coming before

See preceding in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Existing or coming before another or others in time, place, rank, or sequence; previous.

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