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edellinen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • anterior adj Located toward the front, especially of the body — nearer the head end rather than the back.
  • fore adj Situated at or toward the front.
  • former adj Existing or happening before now; previous.
  • late adj Arriving or happening after the expected or usual time.
  • previous adj Coming before the current one, in time or order.
  • prior adj Coming before in time or order; earlier.

Senses

edellinen is used for these senses in English:

  • anterior (formal) Coming before or earlier in time or development, prior to, preceding.
  • fore (obsolete) Former; occurring earlier (in some order); previous. [15th–18th c.]
  • former Previous.
  • late Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; departed, or gone out of office.
  • previous (not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.
  • prior Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.

anterior — full definition

  1. adj Located toward the front, especially of the body — nearer the head end rather than the back.
  2. adj Coming before something else in time or sequence.

fore — full definition

  1. adj Situated at or toward the front.
  2. intj A warning shout in golf to alert people that a ball is heading their way.

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