preceding century

collocation in English

meaningsofprecedingandcentury

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preceding
adjective[before noun]
uk
/prɪˈsiː.dɪŋ/us
/priːˈsiː.dɪŋ/
existing or happening before someone ...
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century
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsen.tʃər.i/us
/ˈsen.tʃər.i/
a period of ...
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(Definition ofprecedingandcenturyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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All of these incremental changes over theprecedingcenturytook their full form in the decade between 1862 and 1872.
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His reliance on limits was justified largely because they were flexible enough to include all of the results attained in theprecedingcentury.
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Theprecedingcenturyhad already witnessed many campaigns for new projections with little visible result.
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Like most legitimist, her political ideas were those of theprecedingcentury.
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The famous men of the first half of the 16th century had been educated in theprecedingcentury.
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It exemplifies nineteenth century music which makes use of musical styles and forms from theprecedingcentury.
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From a criminological viewpoint, her thesis strongly contradicted the pathological explanations of female criminality prevalent in theprecedingcentury.
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Its profit in recent years is of a magnitude far different from that of theprecedingcenturyor so.
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He published by subscription, in 1812, a volume of miscellaneous poems in the style of theprecedingcentury.
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Largely as a result of the revival, religion was less hierarchical and controlled than in theprecedingcentury, as well as more democratic and diverse.
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The population had increased eight-fold during theprecedingcentury, from a base figure of about 100,000, and comprised nearly 50 per cent children.
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A mature field in decline, estimated reserves have dwindled to 2.3 million barrels, less than one percent of the total produced in theprecedingcentury.
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His estate included a large collection of art works of major artists of theprecedingcenturyshowing that he was well-off.
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