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Preceding vs Aforesaid - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between preceding and aforesaid

is that preceding is occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence while aforesaid is of a previously stated list, the earlier of the list items, usually the first in two or three mentioned list items.

As a verb preceding

is present participle of lang=en.

preceding

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Adjective

(-)
  • Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
    • On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.

    Antonyms

    * succeeding

    Verb

    (head)

    • aforesaid

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a previously stated list, the earlier of the list items, usually the first in two or three mentioned list items.

    • Usage notes

    When it modifies a noun phrase, it is generally preceded by the definite article the'', and the combination functions as a determiner rather than a simple adjective. You can put it before a cardinal like ''the aforesaid two articles'' instead of ''the two aforesaid articles .

    Synonyms

    * abovementioned * aforementioned * mentioned * previously mentioned

    Antonyms

    * following