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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

4.46 Prior

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prior
/'pɹɑiəɹ/
  1. If something happens prior to something else, it happens before it.
  2. (usually before the noun) Occurring before, as in prior knowledge of an event.
priority
prioritize

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  1. We decided, prior to my arrival, to take the tough step to get a new engine up and running.
    Russian: прежний

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  2. Data Collection Procedure Prior to data collection, permission was requested and granted from the Ministry of National Education

    Japanese;zen rei

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  3. prior
    ['praiə]
    adj. 更重要的, 较早的, 在先的
    adv. 居先
    n. 小修道院院长; 大修道院副院长
    I appreciate that you may have prior commitments.

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  4. I did organotypic tissue culture prior to attending med school.

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  5. Authors of scientific articles often read a paper that fails to cite their prior work when they feel that it should have done so.
    Spanish:anterior

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