antecedently

/ˌæntəˈsidəntli/
adverb
  1. At an earlier time; previously.
    • The data was antecedently collected and then analyzed.
    • She had antecedently worked as a journalist before becoming a novelist.
    • The rules were antecedently established by the committee.
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