previously
advUK /ˈpɹiːvi.əsli/ · US /ˈpɹivi.əsli/
Etymology From previous + -ly.
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Archaic, With present-tense constructions First; beforehand, in advance.
- I must, however, previously remark, that the power of generalizing ideas, to any great extent, is not very common amongst men or women.1791 (date written), Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], published 1792, →OCLC:
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With past-tense constructions At an earlier time; already.
- The discovery of a previously unknown species had taken place nearly two years previously.
- Pliny the Elder, the Roman encyclopedist, declares that to urinate in a spot where a dog has previously done so results in loss of virility.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 239:
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- In the lawsuit, Giuffre claimed she was forced to have sex with a “large amount of people,” some of whom had not previously been named including New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson […].2019 August 10, Julie Brown, Veronica Penney, Daniel Chang, Sarah Blaskey, “Jeffrey Epstein is gone, but allegations against powerful associates linger”, in Tampa Bay Times:
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Broadcasting, Media, Television Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series.
- Derived terms
- as previously mentioned, previously disadvantaged
- Related terms
- before, previous, prior, yesteryear