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preceding (adj) - coming or going before in order or time [pri-see-ding]

BREAKDOWN: PRE- (before) + CED- (go) + -ING (act or state)

  • precede means to go before or in front of; to introduce or preface

“There is no creation without tradition; the 'new' is an inflection on a preceding form; novelty is always a variation on the past.” —Carlos Fuentes


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