prec.
Americanabbreviation
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preceded.
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preceding.
Example Sentences
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Il avait d'abord voulu avoir une demeure sur le mont Capitolin; mais, ayant r�fl�chi que Jupiter l'avait prec�d� au Capitole, il en prit de l'humeur et retourna sur le Palatin.
From Project Gutenberg
Prec′edented, having a precedent: warranted by an example; Preceden′tial, of the nature of a precedent.—adv.
From Project Gutenberg
Prec′ious-met′al, a metal of great value, as gold or silver; Prec′iousness; Prec′ious-stone, a stone of value and beauty for ornamentation: a gem or jewel.
From Project Gutenberg
Police no longer prec�dent � an inquiry, they conduisent it, while judges d�cr�tent death penalties rather than prononcent them.
From Time Magazine Archive
From the root "prec," meaning prayer.
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