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Meaning
Adj
●
In Time:
Advance;
previous
;
coming
before.
●
In Time:
Former, previous.
Adv
●
In Time:
Previously.
Noun
●
In American English, Law enforcement & Time:
A
previous
arrest
or
criminal
conviction
on
someone's
record.
●
In Statistics & Monasticism:
A
prior probability
distribution
, one based on information or
belief
before
additional
data
is collected.
●
In Time:
A
belief
supported
by
previous
evidence
or experience
that one
can
use to
make
inferences
about the future.
●
A
high-ranking
member
of a
monastery
, usually lower in
rank
than an abbot.
●
A
chief
magistrate
in Italy.
Name
●
A
surname
originating
as an
occupation
for someone
employed
by a prior.
●
An
unincorporated
community
in Douglas County, Missouri, United States.
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Origin
prior
English
prior
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Anterior
Priour
Ago
Hitherto
Provost
Former
Antonyms
Posterior
Ulterior
Related
Previous
Due
Before
Earlier
Pertaining
Preceding
Pursuant
Relevant
Pre
Reference
Prelude
Akin
Similar
Initial
Early
Ago
Preliminary
Past
Opposed
Brough
Relating
Hadden
During
Recent
Subject
Method
Corresponding
Refer
Upon
Lead Up
Condition Precedent
Ahead Of Time
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Rhymes
Ire
Tyre
Gyre
Tire
Mire
Wire
Lyre
Pyre
Fryer
Choir
Friar
Buyer
Prior
Conspire
Amplifier
Retrochoir
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