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previouses

previouses is the plural of previous.

Meaning of previous

Noun

previous (countable and uncountable, plural previouses)

  1. (UK, informal) An existing criminal record (short for "previous convictions")
    • It turned out the shoplifter had a lot of previous.
    Synonyms:
    form
  2. (UK, informal) A track record of similar behaviour, especially bad behaviour.
    • For that Smalling will have to do his time grazing in the scapegoat’s paddock because his contribution here supplied hard evidence of a player lacking the football intelligence that is needed at the highest level. He has previous on that front and it is difficult to find any mitigation for the way...November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, “Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United”, in guardian.co.uk
  3. (UK, informal) A record of previous hostility or conflict (between people).
    • The two players refused to shake hands — there's a bit of previous there.

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Questions about previouses

What is previouses the plural of?
Previouses is the plural of previous.

Words near previouses in the dictionary

  1. previous examination
  2. previous examinations
  3. previous question
  4. previous questions
  5. previous to
  6. previouses
  7. previously
  8. previously disadvantaged
  9. previousness
  10. previraemic
  11. previral

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