prior
Chiefly followed by to: in advance, before, previouslyChiefly followed by to: in advance, before, previously.
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Meaning
1 sensesChiefly followed by to: in advance, before, previously.
The doctor had known three months prior.
Origin
The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin prior (“earlier, former, previous, prior;The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin prior (“earlier, former, previous, prior; in front; (figurative) better, superior”), from Proto-Italic *priōs (“earlier, previous”, literally “more before”), ultimately from *pri (“before”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pró (“leading to, toward”) and its etymon *per- (“before, in front; first”)) + *-jōs (suffix forming comparative adjectives). Doublet of before, fore, and former.
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Forms
more prior, most prior| Comparative | more prior Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most prior |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
See also
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