- PRIOR Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
previous and prior imply existing or occurring earlier, but prior often adds an implication of greater importance
- PRIOR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
PRIOR definition: 1 existing or happening before something else, or before a particular time: 2 before a… Learn more
- PRIOR Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Prior definition: preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous See examples of PRIOR used in a sentence
- Prior - definition of prior by The Free Dictionary
Define prior prior synonyms, prior pronunciation, prior translation, English dictionary definition of prior adj 1 Preceding in time or order: " insist that foreign vessels seeking access obtain prior approval"
- prior - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
This adjective has no positive form; rather, it serves as the comparative (prior) and superlative (prīmus) of the preposition prae (Compare the preposition post, with comparative posterior and superlative postremus)
- prior, n. ¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun prior, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- prior - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
pri•or1 (prī′ ər), adj preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous: A prior agreement prevents me from accepting this preceding in importance or privilege Idioms prior to, preceding; before: Prior to that time, buffalo had roamed the Great Plains in tremendous numbers n Informal Terms a prior conviction
- PRIOR Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
Some common synonyms of prior are antecedent, anterior, foregoing, former, preceding, and previous While all these words mean "being before," previous and prior imply existing or occurring earlier, but prior often adds an implication of greater importance
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