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prior noun

  /ˈpɹaɪ.(ə)ɹ/ , /ˈpɹaɪ.ə/
  • In an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy; a prior claustral.
 priore

prior adjective

  /ˈpɹaɪ.(ə)ɹ/ , /ˈpɹaɪ.ə/
  • (Bayesian, _, statistics) 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.
 a priori
  • Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.
 previo
prior to
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