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prior
Preposition
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If something happens prior to something else, it happens before it.
In this recipe, most of the work is actually done prior to cooking.
Prior to 1917 most people had lived on private farms.
prior
Adjective
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occurring before
We learned that police had had prior knowledge of the attack.
Few of these workers have any substantial prior experience in industry.
belief
Noun
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A belief is an idea that is thought to be true.
It is a widely-accepted belief that the Earth revolves around the Sun.