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PRIOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("prior" is a kind of...):
superior (the head of a religious community)
Derivation:
priorship (the office of prior)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Earlier in time
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
antecedent (preceding in time or order)
Derivation:
priority (preceding in time)
Context examples:
Study participants were asked to keep a food diary for seven days prior to taking part in the test.
(Researchers Discover Microplastics in 100 Percent of People Studied, VOA)
Prior to receiving toxin injections, eight participants reported moderate or severe disability and after treatment, six of those patients noted an improvement.
(Scientists identify spasm in women with endometriosis-associated chronic pelvic pain, National Institutes of Health)
Developmental delays in social interaction and language surface prior to age 3 years.
(Autism, NCI Thesaurus)
Administering ATG with chemotherapy prior to stem cell transplantation may reduce the risk of graft-versus-host (GVH) disease.
(Anti-Thymocyte Globulin, NCI Thesaurus)
“No, it would not be easy. I could not do it. There has been no prior engagement.”
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
A suspension composed of a suspension that has been prepared immediately prior to dispensing or oral administration.
(Oral Suspension Final Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
A type of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation designed to promote recovery if a prior hematopoietic stem cell transplantation fails or is not adequate.
(Autologous Stem Cell Rescue, NCI Thesaurus)
I should be proud to serve you, sir; but you must acknowledge that Lord Avon has the prior claim.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It was told me,—it was in a manner forced on me by the very person herself, whose prior engagement ruined all my prospects; and told me, as I thought, with triumph.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
That was all prior to my coming to Bath.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
