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Preceding :: Preceding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Preced.

Appoggiatura :: Appoggiatura (n.) A passing tone preceding an essential tone, and borrowing the time it occupies from that; a short auxiliary or grace note one degree above or below the principal note unless it be of the same harmony; -- generally indicated by a note of smaller size, as in the illustration above. It forms no essential part of the harmony..

Antecedent :: Antecedent (a.) Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause..

Penult :: Penult (n.) The last syllable but one of a word; the syllable preceding the final one.

Quadragesima :: Quadragesima (n.) The forty days of fast preceding Easter; Lent.

Induction :: Induction (n.) A process of demonstration in which a general truth is gathered from an examination of particular cases, one of which is known to be true, the examination being so conducted that each case is made to depend on the preceding one; -- called also successive induction..

Precedency :: Precedency (n.) The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another..

Tuesday :: Tuesday (n.) The third day of the week, following Monday and preceding Wednesday..

Wake :: Wake (n.) An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking, often to excess..

Prior :: Prior (a.) Preceding in the order of time; former; antecedent; anterior; previous; as, a prior discovery; prior obligation; -- used elliptically in cases like the following: he lived alone [in the time] prior to his marriage..

Vigil :: Vigil (v. i.) A religious service performed in the evening preceding a feast.

Afar :: Afar (adv.) At, to, or from a great distance; far away; -- often used with from preceding, or off following; as, he was seen from afar; I saw him afar off..

Friday :: Friday (n.) The sixth day of the week, following Thursday and preceding Saturday..

Prelude :: Prelude (v. t.) An introductory performance, preceding and preparing for the principal matter; a preliminary part, movement, strain, etc.; especially (Mus.), a strain introducing the theme or chief subject; a movement introductory to a fugue, yet independent; -- with recent composers often synonymous with overture..

Anteriority :: Anteriority (n.) The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority.

Above-cited :: Above-cited (a.) Cited before, in the preceding part of a book or writing..

Martingal :: Martingal (n.) The act of doubling, at each stake, that which has been lost on the preceding stake; also, the sum so risked; -- metaphorically derived from the bifurcation of the martingale of a harness..

Catchword :: Catchword (n.) Among theatrical performers, the last word of the preceding speaker, which reminds one that he is to speak next; cue..

Whiting :: Whiting (n.) A North American fish (Merlucius vulgaris) allied to the preceding; -- called also silver hake.

Antecedaneous :: Antecedaneous (a.) Antecedent; preceding in time.

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