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Preceding

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Above 84% connected

In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath.

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Above 84% connected

In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath.

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Above-mentioned 84% connected

Alt. of Above-named

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Above-mentioned 84% connected

Alt. of Above-named

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Above-named 84% connected

Mentioned or named before; aforesaid.

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Above-named 84% connected

Mentioned or named before; aforesaid.

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Foregoing 84% connected

of Forego

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Foregoing 84% connected

of Forego

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Introductory 84% connected

Serving to introduce something else; leading to the main subject or business; preliminary; prefatory; as, introductory proceedings; an introductory d…

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Introductory 84% connected

Serving to introduce something else; leading to the main subject or business; preliminary; prefatory; as, introductory proceedings; an introductory d…

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Old 84% connected

Open country.

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Old 84% connected

Open country.

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Outgoing 84% connected

of Outgo

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Outgoing 84% connected

of Outgo

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Precedent 84% connected

Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services.

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Precedent 84% connected

Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services.

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Prefatorial 84% connected

Prefatory.

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Prefatorial 84% connected

Prefatory.

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Prefatory 84% connected

Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a preface; introductory to a book, essay, or discourse; as, prefatory remarks.

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Prefatory 84% connected

Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a preface; introductory to a book, essay, or discourse; as, prefatory remarks.

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Preparative 84% connected

Tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of preparing, qualifying, or fitting; preparatory.

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Preparative 84% connected

Tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of preparing, qualifying, or fitting; preparatory.

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Preparatory 84% connected

Preparing the way for anything by previous measures of adaptation; antecedent and adapted to what follows; introductory; preparative; as, a preparato…

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Preparatory 84% connected

Preparing the way for anything by previous measures of adaptation; antecedent and adapted to what follows; introductory; preparative; as, a preparato…

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Previous 84% connected

Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness.

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Previous 84% connected

Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness.

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Propaedeutic 84% connected

Alt. of Propaedeutical

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Propaedeutic 84% connected

Alt. of Propaedeutical

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Antecedent 66% connected

Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.

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Antecedent 66% connected

Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.

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Past 92% connected

Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences.

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Retiring 92% connected

of Retire

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