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- [prahy-er]
- /ˈpraɪ ər/
- /ˈpraɪə(r)/
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- [prahy-er]
- /ˈpraɪ ər/
Definitions of prior word
- adjective prior preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous: A prior agreement prevents me from accepting this. 1
- adjective prior preceding in importance or privilege. 1
- noun prior Matthew, 1664–1721, English poet. 1
- idioms prior prior to, preceding; before: Prior to that time, buffalo had roamed the Great Plains in tremendous numbers. 1
- abbreviation PRIOR previous 1
- abbreviation PRIOR previously 1
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Origin of prior
First appearance:
before 1705 One of the 50% oldest English words
1705-15; < Latin: former, elder, superior (adj.), before (adv.); akin to prime, pre-
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Parts of speech for Prior
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prior popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
prior usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prior
noun prior
- abbot — An abbot is the monk who is in charge of the other monks in a monastery or abbey.
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- friar — Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
- archabbot — In certain Catholic (notably Benedictine) congregations, the title of the general superior, ranking above all other abbots, vested in a particular abbey, which hence is called an archabbey (usually its motherhouse, such as Beuron, which gave its name to a Benedictine congregation).
- foregoer — Alternative form of forgoer.
adj prior
- abovementioned — mentioned or written above: The role was sung by the abovementioned Mr. Phillips.
- aforementioned — If you refer to the aforementioned person or subject, you mean the person or subject that has already been mentioned.
- brand new — entirely new.
- earlier — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- early — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
adjective prior
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- aforestated — Stated earlier in a document.
- antecedent — An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
- anterior — Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part.
- ex — (of goods) sold direct from.
adverb prior
- ere — Before (in time).
Antonyms for prior
adv prior
- by and by — presently or eventually
- in the end — the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope.
- infra — below, especially when used in referring to parts of a text.
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