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  • 121previous — I adjective above cited, above mentioned, above named, aforementioned, aforesaid, already indicated, antecedent, anterior, earlier, early, erstwhile, first, fore, foregoing, foregone, forementioned, forerunning, former, initial, initiatory,… …

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  • 122Auchtergaven —    AUCHTERGAVEN, a parish, in the county of Perth, 8½ miles (N. by W.) from Perth; containing, with the villages of Bankfoot, Carnie Hill, and Waterloo, and part of Stanley, 3366 inhabitants. This place was distinguished, in former times, as the… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 123Kirkwall and St. Ola —    KIRKWALL and ST. OLA, a royal burgh, a sea port, and parish, and formerly the seat of a diocese, in the county of Orkney, of which it is the capital; containing 3599 inhabitants, of whom 2205 are in the burgh, 21 miles (N. by E.) from Huna,… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 124Southend —    SOUTHEND, a parish, in the district of Cantyre, county of Argyll, 7½ miles (S. by W.) from Campbelltown; containing, with the island of Sanda, 1594 inhabitants. This place takes its present name, which it has had only since the Reformation,… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 125abovementioned — (adj.) 1707, from ABOVE (Cf. above) and p.t. of MENTION (Cf. mention). Above named is recorded from c.1600 …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 126preceding — a. Antecedent, precedent, anterior, previous, prior, precursory, earlier, foregoing, above, above mentioned, aforesaid, above named …

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  • 127preceding — adjective 1. existing or coming before (Freq. 7) • Ant: ↑succeeding • Similar to: ↑above, ↑above mentioned, ↑above named, ↑foregoing, ↑introductory, ↑ …

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  • 128MEIR BEN BARUCH OF ROTHENBURG — (c. 1215–1293), teacher, scholar, tosafist, and supreme arbiter in ritual, legal, and community matters in Germany. He was born in Worms into a family of scholars, many members of which were important leaders in the communities of Germany. In his …

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