Definition of preceding

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Preceding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Preced.

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Presystolic :: Presystolic (a.) Preceding the systole or contraction of the heart; as, the presystolic friction sound..
Ninth :: Ninth (a.) Following the eight and preceding the tenth; coming after eight others.
Tunicated :: Tunicated (a.) Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects..
Precedent :: Precedent (a.) Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services..
Associate :: Associate (a.) Connected by habit or sympathy; as, associate motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions..
Preexistent :: Preexistent (a.) Existing previously; preceding existence; as, a preexistent state..
Prediastolic :: Prediastolic (a.) Preceding the diastole of the heart; as, a prediastolic friction sound..
Saturday :: Saturday (n.) The seventh or last day of the week; the day following Friday and preceding Sunday.
Precedent :: Precedent (n.) A preceding circumstance or condition; an antecedent; hence, a prognostic; a token; a sign..
First :: First (a.) Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign..
Ecthlipsis :: Ecthlipsis (n.) The elision of a final m, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel..
Succession :: Succession (n.) The right to enter upon the possession of the property of an ancestor, or one near of kin, or one preceding in an established order..
Tuesday :: Tuesday (n.) The third day of the week, following Monday and preceding Wednesday..
Prefecundation :: Prefecundation (n.) A term collectively applied to the changes or conditions preceding fecundation, especially to the changes which the ovum undergoes before fecundation..
Induction :: Induction (n.) A process of demonstration in which a general truth is gathered from an examination of particular cases, one of which is known to be true, the examination being so conducted that each case is made to depend on the preceding one; -- called also successive induction..
To :: To (prep.) As sign of the infinitive, to had originally the use of last defined, governing the infinitive as a verbal noun, and connecting it as indirect object with a preceding verb or adjective; thus, ready to go, i.e., ready unto going; good to eat, i.e., good for eating; I do my utmost to lead my life pleasantly. But it has come to be the almost constant prefix to the infinitive, even in situations where it has no prepositional meaning, as where the infinitive is direct object or subject; th
Aquila :: Aquila (n.) A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle.
Cross-days :: Cross-days (n. pl.) The three days preceding the Feast of the Ascension.
Martingal :: Martingal (n.) The act of doubling, at each stake, that which has been lost on the preceding stake; also, the sum so risked; -- metaphorically derived from the bifurcation of the martingale of a harness..
That :: That (pron., a., conj., & adv.) To introduce a clause employed as the object of the preceding verb, or as the subject or predicate nominative of a verb..
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