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pre·cede

precede

 
 
pronunciation:
pr sid
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part of speech: verb
inflections: precedes, preceding, preceded
definition: If one thing precedes another thing, it comes before it. When you say the days of the week, Monday precedes Tuesday. When you list the months of the year, May precedes June.
The Thanksgiving holiday precedes the Christmas holiday.Several ads for other movies preceded the movie Mr. Russo came to see.
antonyms:
follow, succeed
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