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precede
What does precede mean?
precede (verb): come before.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce precede?
/pɹɪˈsid/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does precede come from?
From Middle French précéder, from Latin praecēdō, from prae- + cēdō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to precede
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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to wait for
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move faster
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come before
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make easier
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