- PRIOR Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
previous and prior imply existing or occurring earlier, but prior often adds an implication of greater importance
- PRIOR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
PRIOR definition: 1 existing or happening before something else, or before a particular time: 2 before a… Learn more
- PRIOR Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Prior definition: preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous See examples of PRIOR used in a sentence
- Prior - definition of prior by The Free Dictionary
Define prior prior synonyms, prior pronunciation, prior translation, English dictionary definition of prior adj 1 Preceding in time or order: " insist that foreign vessels seeking access obtain prior approval"
- PRIOR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
A prior claim or duty is more important than other claims or duties and needs to be dealt with first The firm I wanted to use had prior commitments
- prior, n. ¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . .
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun prior, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- prior - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
This adjective has no positive form; rather, it serves as the comparative (prior) and superlative (prīmus) of the preposition prae (Compare the preposition post, with comparative posterior and superlative postremus)
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