Both Uses
precede
in
M. Butterfly
(Edited)
- In the preceding scene, I played Pinkerton, the womanizing cad, and my friend Marc from school ….
p. 11.9 *preceding = previous
- Over the course of the preceding speech, Song has broken from the U.S. crowd and moved directly upstage of Gallimard.
p. 17.8preceding = prior (in time or space)
Definitions:
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(1)
(precede) to go or do before
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)