prior
Anlam (English)
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- Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.
- More important or significant.
- Chiefly in prior probability: of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it, before additional data is collected.
Synonyms
previous to
some time ago
olden days
toforehand
more likely
more probable
Sıklık
Tireli olarak
pri‧or
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/ˈpɹaɪ.ə/
Etimoloji (English)
In summary
The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin prior (“earlier, former, previous, prior; in front; (figurative) better, superior”), from Proto-Italic *priōs (“earlier, previous”, literally “more before”), ultimately from *pri (“before”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pró (“leading to, toward”) and its etymon *per- (“before, in front; first”)) + *-jōs (suffix forming comparative adjectives). Doublet of before, fore, and former. The adverb and noun are derived from the adjective.
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