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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣжде (prěžde).
Pronunciation
Adverb
пре́жде • (préžde)
- previously, before, formerly
Preposition
пре́жде • (préžde)
- before, previously to
- пре́жде всего́ ― préžde vsevó ― first of all
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