PRECEDING
Scrabble letter values: P3R1E1C3E1D2I1N1G2 = 15
Definition
- adjective existing or coming before. — synonyms: preceding(a)
- adjective of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office. — synonyms: past(a), preceding(a), retiring(a)
Examples
- “a retiring member of the board”
- “Cultural genocide precedes physical genocide.”
- “On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.”