Word of the Day: PRECEDING

Previous or prior

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