单词 | previousness |
释义 | ˈpreviousness [f. as prec. + -ness.] The quality or fact of being previous. 1. Existence or occurrence before something else; antecedence, priority. rare.
1677Owen Justification i. Wks. 1851 V. 77 As to the previousness of the conviction of sin unto faith, they are found in all who sincerely believe. 1731Bailey vol. II, Previousness, foregoing or introductory quality. 2. slang or colloq. (See previous 3.)
1884Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 4 Mar. 2/1 A Case of Previousness. 1885Ibid. 16 Apr. 2/1 The victim of his own over⁓confidence and indiscreet previousness. 1892N.Y. Law Jrnl. in Law Times XCIII. 413/1 He gets there sooner than the rest. His previousness, however, is not always effective. |

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