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precedaneous

/ˌpɹɛsɪˈdeɪni.əs/

precedaneous adjective: preceding; antecedent; previous.

Adjective

precedaneous (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) preceding; antecedent; previous
    • The necessity of this performance to any undertaking may appear by those several precedaneous methods in common life , which have nothing in themselves to ingratiate them unto usa. 1660, Henry Hammond, a sermon

Words formed from precedaneous

Questions about precedaneous

What does precedaneous mean?
Precedaneous means preceding; antecedent; previous.
What part of speech is precedaneous?
Precedaneous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce precedaneous?
Precedaneous is pronounced /ˌpɹɛsɪˈdeɪni.əs/.

Words near precedaneous in the dictionary

  1. precava
  2. precavae
  3. precaval
  4. precavals
  5. precedable
  6. precedaneous
  7. precedaneously
  8. precede
  9. preceded
  10. precedence
  11. precedence effect

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