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Grep of noun previous previous question Overview of adj previous The adj previous has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (0) previous, old -- (just preceding something else in time or order "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger") 2. (17) former, late, previous -- ((used especially of persons) of to the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House") 3. previous, premature -- (too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment") Antonyms of adj previous 3 senses of previous Sense 1 previous(postnominal), old INDIRECT (VIA preceding) -> succeeding Sense 2 former(postnominal), late(postnominal), previous(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA future, past) -> present INDIRECT (VIA past, present) -> future Sense 3 previous(prenominal), premature INDIRECT (VIA late, early) -> middle INDIRECT (VIA early, middle) -> late Similarity of adj previous 3 senses of previous Sense 1 previous(postnominal), old => preceding(postnominal) (vs. succeeding) Sense 2 former(postnominal), late(postnominal), previous(postnominal) => past (vs. present) (vs. future) Sense 3 previous(prenominal), premature => early (vs. middle) (vs. late) Attributes of adj previous Familiarity of adj previous previous used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj previous previous Overview of adj previous The adj previous has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (0) previous, old -- (just preceding something else in time or order "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger") 2. (17) former, late, previous -- ((used especially of persons) of to the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House") 3. previous, premature -- (too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment")
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