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PREVIOUSLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

At an earlier time or formerly

Example:

antecedently arranged

Synonyms:

antecedently; previously

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

previous (just preceding something else in time or order)

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 Context examples: 

This suggests that the solid Earth has a greater capacity to store water than previously thought.

(Sierras Lost Water Weight, Grew Taller During Drought, NASA)

There are no signs or symptoms of disease in the individual who previously had a disease.

(Clinical Cure, NCI Thesaurus)

A new study now suggests that life as we know it is more unusual than previously thought because the universe substantially lacks phosphorus.

(Finding Alien Life Unlikely Due to Lack of Phosphorus in Universe, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

An indication or description that concomitant medication was previously determined, characterized, or detailed.

(Concomitant Medication Pre-specified, NCI Thesaurus)

Using an improved model of how energy would flow throughout the planet and radiate back into space, researchers find that the night side of the planet is not as cool as previously thought.

(Lava or Not, Exoplanet 55 Cancri e Likely to have Atmosphere, NASA)

There are indicators of bacterial infection in the individual who previously had an infection.

(Bacteriological Failure, NCI Thesaurus)

The lowest number in a previously accepted range of values as originally received or collected.

(Normal Range Lower Limit Original Unit, NCI Thesaurus)

An individual who does not carry a mutation previously identified in his or her family.

(Noncarrier, NCI Dictionary)

When Marianne was recovered, the schemes of amusement at home and abroad, which Sir John had been previously forming, were put into execution.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

Previously, there was only a small fraction of this knowledge, mainly because researchers could measure only a few blood proteins simultaneously in a robust manner.

(Scientists create ‘genetic atlas’ of proteins in human blood, University of Cambridge)