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1prior to something — phrase before something happened or existed The questions had been asked prior to my arrival. The plane seemed to catch fire a few seconds prior to taking off. Thesaurus: before a time or eventsynonym Main entry: prior …
2prior — pri|or1 [ praır ] adjective FORMAL *** happening, existing, or done before a particular time: prior notice/warning/consultation etc.: Illegally parked cars may be removed at any time without prior notice. a prior arrangement/engagement: I m… …
3prior to something — before something happened or existed The questions had been asked prior to my arrival. The plane seemed to catch fire a few seconds prior to taking off …
4prior — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 earlier. 2 (often foll. by to) coming before in time, order, or importance. adv. (foll. by to) before (decided prior to their arrival). n. 1 the superior officer of a religious house or order. 2 (in an abbey) the officer… …
5Prior Probability — The probability that an event will reflect established beliefs about the event before the arrival of new evidence or information. Prior probabilities are the original probabilities of an outcome, which be will updated with new information to… …
6Dead on arrival — For other uses, see Dead on arrival (disambiguation). Dead on arrival or D.O.A. (also dead in the field) is a term used to indicate that a patient was found to be already clinically dead upon the arrival of professional medical assistance, often… …
7History of arrival of Islam in Burma — The first Muslims had landed in Myanmar (Burma’s) Ayeyarwady River delta, Tanintharyi coast and Rakhine as seamen in ninth century, prior to the establishment of the first Myanmar (Burmese) empire in 1055 AD by King Anawrahta of Bagan or Pagan.… …
8Territorial evolution of North America prior to 1763 — Non Native American Nation s territorial claims over North America around 1750 Before contact with Europeans, the natives of North America were divided into many different polities, from small bands of a few families to la …
9Economic history of South Africa — Prior to the arrival of European settlers in the fifteenth century the economy of what was to become South Africa was dominated by subsistence farming and hunting. In the north, central and east of the country tribes of Bantu peoples occupied… …
10History of St. Louis, Missouri — Prior to the arrival of French explorers in 1673, the area that would become St. Louis was a major center of the Mississippian Mound Builders. The presence of numerous mounds, now almost all destroyed, earned the later city the nickname of Mound… …
