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prior
1[ prahy-er ]
adjective
- preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous:
A prior agreement prevents me from accepting this.
Synonyms: ,
- preceding in importance or privilege.
noun
- Informal. a prior conviction.
prior
2[ prahy-er ]
noun
- an officer in a monastic order or religious house, sometimes next in rank below an abbot.
- a chief magistrate, as in the medieval republic of Florence.
Prior
3[ prahy-er ]
noun
- Matthew, 1664–1721, English poet.
Prior
1/ ˈ±è°ù²¹ÉªÉ™ /
noun
- PriorMatthew16641721MEnglishWRITING: poetPOLITICS: diplomat Matthew. 1664–1721, English poet and diplomat, noted for his epigrammatic occasional verse
prior
2/ ˈ±è°ù²¹ÉªÉ™ /
adjective
- prenominal previous; preceding
- prior tobefore; until
noun
- statistics a prior probability
prior
3/ ˈ±è°ù²¹ÉªÉ™ /
noun
- the superior of a house and community in certain religious orders
- the deputy head of a monastery or abbey, ranking immediately below the abbot
- (formerly) a chief magistrate in medieval Florence and other Italian republics
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of prior1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of prior1
Origin of prior2
Idioms and Phrases
- prior to, preceding; before:
Prior to that time, buffalo had roamed the Great Plains in tremendous numbers.
Example Sentences
In response to critical audits, she has repeatedly acknowledged its flaws, and characterized her mission as one of reforming problems that she inherited from prior administrations.
Morgan increased its assessment of the risk of recession this year to 60%, up from a 40% chance it had published just days prior.
The chocolate-covered marshmallow treats had apparently been all the rage prior to this - being eaten by crewmen as they flew nuclear bombers on long training sorties at the height of the Cold War.
O'Sullivan memorably defended his world crown in 2013, despite only having played one competitive match prior to the showpiece event after taking an extended break from snooker that season.
But in 2020, Watkins was placed on disciplinary probation for 35 months after a 54-year-old patient’s heart stopped beating while under anesthesia, four years prior, according to the Dental Board of California.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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