precede


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
precede/prɪˈsiːd/
verb come or go before in time, order, or position.

■ (precede something with) preface something with.

– derivatives
preceding adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr. preceder, from L. praecedere, from prae ‘before’ + cedere ‘go’.
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