Associations to the word «Preceding»

Wiktionary

PRECEDING, adjective. Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
PRECEDING, verb. Present participle of precede

Dictionary definition

PRECEDING, adjective. Existing or coming before.
PRECEDING, adjective. Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats