/ˈpriːviəs/

ADJ. A previous event or thing is one that happened or existed before the one that you are talking about.

  • She has a teenage daughter from a previous marriage;
  • In the previous section;

ADJ You refer to the period of time or the thing immediately before the one that you are talking about as the previous one.

  • It was a surprisingly dry day after the rain of the previous week;

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