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    precede
    pre‧cede AC /prɪˈsiːd/ verb [transitive] formal
     Word Family: verb: precede; noun: precedent; adjective: preceding
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: French
     Origin: précéder, from Latin praecedere 'to go in front'
    1. to happen or exist before something or someone, or to come before something else in a series ⇨ preceding:
        a type of cloud that precedes rain
        Lunch will be preceded by a short speech from the chairman.
    2. to go somewhere before someone else:
        The guard preceded them down the corridor.