auparavant

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French auparavant, a univerbation of au +‎ par +‎ avant.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /o.pa.ʁa.vɑ̃/
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Adverb

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auparavant

  1. beforehand, previously [from 15th century]
    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.

Further reading

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