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previous
adjective
happening
,
coming
,
or
existing
before
the
one
being
talked
about
or
before
now
•
I
couldn't
find
the
book
,
so
I
checked
the
previous
day's
notes
.
I
couldn't
find
the
book
,
so
I
checked
the
previous
day's
notes
.
•
Her
previous
job
was
in
marketing
,
and
she
learned
a
lot
there
.
Her
previous
job
was
in
marketing
,
and
she
learned
a
lot
there
.
From
Latin
praevius
“
going
before
” (
prae
“
before
”
+
via
“
way
”)
plus
the
English
adjective
suffix
-ous
.
noun
informal
word
for
someone
’
s
earlier
criminal
convictions
•
The
suspect
had
previous
,
so
the
police
questioned
him
carefully
.
The
suspect
had
previous
,
so
the
police
questioned
him
carefully
.
•
Because
he
had
no
previous
,
the
judge
gave
him
a
lighter
sentence
.
Because
he
had
no
previous
,
the
judge
gave
him
a
lighter
sentence
.
Originally
police
slang
from
the
phrase
“
previous
convictions
,”
shortened
in
British
English
during
the
mid-20th
century
.
adjective
acting
before
the
right
time
or
in
an
overly
forward
way
;
premature
•
Isn't
it
a
bit
previous
to
talk
about
holidays
when
we
haven't
even
finished
this
project
?
Isn't
it
a
bit
previous
to
talk
about
holidays
when
we
haven't
even
finished
this
project
?
•
You're
being
previous
—
let's
wait
for
confirmation
before
we
celebrate
.
You're
being
previous
—
let's
wait
for
confirmation
before
we
celebrate
.
Extension
of
the
basic
sense
“
before
”
to
mean
“
too
soon
,”
first
recorded
in
British
colloquial
speech
in
the
late
19th
century
.
previously
adverb
at
an
earlier
time
or
before
the
moment
,
situation
,
or
event
that
you
are
talking
about
•
I
had
previously
visited
Paris
,
so
I
knew
my
way
around
.
I
had
previously
visited
Paris
,
so
I
knew
my
way
around
.
•
The
building
previously
served
as
a
post
office
before
becoming
a
museum
.
The
building
previously
served
as
a
post
office
before
becoming
a
museum
.
Formed
in
the
17th
century
from
the
adjective
“
previous
”
+
the
adverbial
suffix
“
-ly
”.