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['pri: vi(:) ..s] = /ˈpriːviəs/
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  1. A previous thing happened before another thing.
    I don’t earn much money now, but my previous job was even worse.
    At our previous meeting, we discussed the company’s plans for the future.
    This letter was much nicer than his previous letters.
    This problem has been discussed in a previous chapter of the book.