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preceding

/pɹɪˈsiːdɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
pre-ced-ing
IPA
/pɹɪˈsiːdɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

verb

present participle and gerund of precede

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English precedyng, precedenge, present participle of Middle English preceden (“to precede”), equivalent to precede + -ing.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: precedyng, preceden

Inflected Forms

præceding (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

precedingly

Synonyms

prevenient antecedent past retiring

Antonyms

succeeding

Rhymes With

reading leading feeding bleeding breeding needing misleading speeding proceeding succeeding exceeding pleading

Questions

How do you pronounce preceding?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɪˈsiːdɪŋ/.
What does preceding mean?
Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
Where does preceding come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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