PREPOSITION: "preceding in time " Crossword Clue

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PREPOSITION: "preceding in time " Crossword Answer

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PREPOSITION (noun)
1. a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word
2. (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)
TIME (noun)
1. a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
2. rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
TIME (verb)
1. measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
2. adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time

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Across

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Down

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