OZDIC

previously

UK /ˈpɹiːvi.əsli/ US /ˈpɹivi.əsli/
adv 3

Definitions

adv

1

First; beforehand, in advance.

I must, however, previously remark, that the power of generalizing ideas, to any great extent, is not very common amongst men or women.

2

At an earlier time; already.

The discovery of a previously unknown species had taken place nearly two years previously.

Pliny the Elder, the Roman encyclopedist, declares that to urinate in a spot where a dog has previously done so results in loss of virility.

3

Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series.

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