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He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him [] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood. They dated from the previous century and were coarsely printed on tinted paper, with tinsel outlining the design. He is no better than the previous Prime Minister.

Definition of previous. 1.: going before in time or order: prior. The previous owners. Previous attempts had failed. Reread the previous page. The previous evening she believed in something, but that had now passed. The experience of the previous night taught Marian that Linda had arrived. But he did not say that she had tried to draw it.

• ( ); acting or occurring too. • 2010, Gerald Lynch, Roughnecks, Drillers, and Tool Pushers I was a bit previous it turned out, as I worked short-handed for ten days before I could find another hand.

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He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him [] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood. They dated from the previous century and were coarsely printed on tinted paper, with tinsel outlining the design. He is no better than the previous Prime Minister.

Definition of previous. 1.: going before in time or order: prior. The previous owners. Previous attempts had failed. Reread the previous page. The previous evening she believed in something, but that had now passed. The experience of the previous night taught Marian that Linda had arrived. But he did not say that she had tried to draw it.

• ( ); acting or occurring too. • 2010, Gerald Lynch, Roughnecks, Drillers, and Tool Pushers I was a bit previous it turned out, as I worked short-handed for ten days before I could find another hand.

Synonyms [ ] • • • • See also Antonyms [ ] • • • • Derived terms [ ] • • • Translations [ ].