prior
B2Academic AWL-4Frequent NGSL-2UK /ˈpraɪə(r)/US /ˈpraɪər/
Meaning
adjective
happening or existing before something else or before a particular time
“Although not essential, some prior knowledge of statistics is desirable.”
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