auparavant

French

Etymology

au +‎ part +‎ avant

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /o.pa.ʁa.vɑ̃/
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Adverb

auparavant

beforehand, previously
Je n'avais jamais vu une aussi belle jeune fille auparavant. - I had never seen such a beautiful girl before.

Further reading

“auparavant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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