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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French auparavant, a univerbation of au + par + avant.
Pronunciation
Adverb
auparavant
- beforehand, previously
- Synonyms: précédemment, antérieurement, au préalable
un an auparavant- a year earlier
Je l’en avais averti longtemps auparavant.- I had warned him about it long before.
Je n’avais jamais vu une aussi belle jeune fille auparavant.- I had never seen such a beautiful girl before.
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