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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a preceding version" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an earlier iteration or draft of a document, software, or any other item that has undergone changes.
Example: "The current document is based on a preceding version that was reviewed last month."
Alternatives: "an earlier version" or "a prior version".
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Archaeological investigation revealed that the final version of the pyramid had been build over a preceding version.
A new version of this temple was superimposed upon a preceding version during the 7th century AD.
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The new Type Cover has a smaller improvement delta over its preceding version.
Meanwhile, Mac OS X 10.9 which came out less than six months ago has more than two and a half times the share of the preceding version, and almost as much market share as the past four versions of Mac OS X combined.
In this review, we describe our current mechanistic understanding of each step in the process of yeast CME, and the essential roles played by actin polymerization at these sites, while providing a historical perspective of how the landscape has changed since the preceding version of the YeastBook was published 17 years ago (1997).
The translators only see the preceding version of the story.
The recently revised version of the Chinese code for the design of steel structures GB50017-2003 came into force from December 1, 2003, replacing the preceding version GBJ17-88.
As Adam Nicolson points out in his book on the translation, Power and Glory (now republished as When God Spoke English), the 1611 version rings subtle but marvellous changes on the most popular preceding version, which goes like this: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
They were not built directly centred upon the preceding version due to the necessity of maintaining the E-Group plaza area between the pyramid and the East Platform.
The top of the pyramid stood almost 2 m higher than the preceding version and preserved parts of the earlier temple building in its infill; the upper platform has largely collapsed and no trace remains of the final version of the temple superstructure.
To achieve this, the current (2009) edition of the Guide to Professional Conduct & Ethics was compared with the immediately preceding version (2004).
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