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prior
nouns
prior knowledge
• He denied that he had prior knowledge of the robbery.
prior approval/consent/permission
• A sale of the factory will need the prior approval of shareholders.
prior agreement
• We will not disclose this information without your prior agreement.
prior experience
• He had no prior experience of teaching.
a prior engagement
formal (= an event that you have already promised to attend )
• The Prime Minister was unable to attend owing to a prior engagement.
phrases
by prior arrangement
• Visitors can tour the burial tombs by prior arrangement.
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