previously

Etymology

previous + -ly

adv

  1. (now archaic, with present-tense constructions) First; beforehand, in advance.
  2. (with past-tense constructions) At an earlier time.
    The discovery of a previously unknown species had taken place nearly two years previously.
    In the lawsuit, Giuffre claimed she was forced to have sex with a “large amount of people,” some of whom had not previously been named including New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson […]. 2019-8-10, Julie Brown, Veronica Penney, Daniel Chang, Sarah Blaskey, “Jeffrey Epstein is gone, but allegations against powerful associates linger”, in Tampa Bay Times
  3. (television) Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series.

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