precedently
adverb
Pronunciation: /prɪˈsiːdəntli/
Definition
In a way that comes before something else in time or order; previously.
Examples
The report was precedently classified as secret.
He had precedently held a similar position in another company.
The discovery of the artifact precedently changed our understanding of the era.
How to Use precedently
- precedently classified (collocation)
- Describing something that was marked as secret or restricted before. — "The document was precedently classified, but is now available to the public."
- precedently held (collocation)
- Referring to a position or role occupied before the current time. — "She had precedently held the position of department head."
- precedently known (collocation)
- Indicates knowledge or information that existed before a certain point. — "This phenomenon was not precedently known to scientists."
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