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‖ prius|ˈpraɪəs|
[L., neut. of prior former, earlier, also adv. before. See also nisi prius.]
a. That which takes precedence; the superior, first, chief.
b. That which is prior, esp. that which is a necessary prior condition.
1891H. Jones Browning 220 That final perfection which..is first in order of potency,—the prius of all things. 1892E. Caird Ess. Lit. & Philos. II. 404 Thought is not set up as an absolute prius, but as the prius of experience. |