Precedent
Precedent adjective - Going before another in time or order.
Usage example: behavior that may be explained by a precedent event in her troubled life
Preliminary and precedent are semantically related in preceding topic. In some cases you can use "Preliminary" instead an adjective "Precedent".
Preliminary
Preliminary adjective - Coming before the main part or item usually to introduce or prepare for what follows.
Precedent and preliminary are semantically related in preceding topic. Sometimes you can use "Precedent" instead an adjective "Preliminary".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- first and precedent
- first and preliminary
- advance and precedent
- advance and preliminary
- original and precedent
- original and preliminary
- anterior and precedent
- anterior and preliminary
- leading and precedent
- leading and preliminary
- former and precedent
- former and preliminary
- introductory and precedent
- introductory and preliminary
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