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Pleistocene :: Pleistocene (a.) Of or pertaining to the epoch, or the deposits, following the Tertiary, and immediately preceding man..

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..

Before :: Before (prep.) Prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right, or worth; rather than..

Halloween :: Halloween (n.) The evening preceding Allhallows or All Saints' Day.

Preambulatory :: Preambulatory (a.) Preceding; going before; introductory.

Precursory :: Precursory (a.) Preceding as a precursor or harbinger; indicating something to follow; as, precursory symptoms of a fever..

Precedency :: Precedency (n.) The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another..

Antecedaneous :: Antecedaneous (a.) Antecedent; preceding in time.

Prelude :: Prelude (v. t.) An introductory performance, preceding and preparing for the principal matter; a preliminary part, movement, strain, etc.; especially (Mus.), a strain introducing the theme or chief subject; a movement introductory to a fugue, yet independent; -- with recent composers often synonymous with overture..

Last :: Last (a.) At a time next preceding the present time.

Preparation :: Preparation (n.) The holding over of a note from one chord into the next chord, where it forms a temporary discord, until resolved in the chord that follows; the anticipation of a discordant note in the preceding concord, so that the ear is prepared for the shock. See Suspension..

Former :: Former (a.) Preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier; hence, ancient; long past..

Catchword :: Catchword (n.) The first word of any page of a book after the first, inserted at the right hand bottom corner of the preceding page for the assistance of the reader. It is seldom used in modern printing..

Above-cited :: Above-cited (a.) Cited before, in the preceding part of a book or writing..

Precontract :: Precontract (n.) A contract preceding anothe.

Preventive :: Preventive (a.) Going before; preceding.

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..

Archaeolithic :: Archaeolithic (a.) Of or pertaining to the earliest Stone age; -- applied to a prehistoric period preceding the Paleolithic age.

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

Before :: Before (prep.) In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand before the fire; before the house..

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