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precedently

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[pres-i-den-tlee] / ˈprɛs ɪˌdɛn tli /

adverb

  1. previously; formerly; beforehand.

    He was precedently the owner of the house, but sold the property about ten years ago.

Etymology

Origin of precedently

First recorded in 1605–15; precedent ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Example Sentences

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CG or CR being, as precedently, 98,779; CM being 100,000; and the angle RCV 73 degrees 20 minutes, CV will be 28,330.

From Treatise on Light by Huygens, Christiaan

Precedency and precedently, have the second syllable accented also.

From Every-Day Errors of Speech by Meredith, L. P.

What might have passed precedently, while she was looking after the chicken and the bread-and-butter, Josephine had no means of divining.

From Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 by Morford, Henry

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