previously

adv

1. (archaic, not-comparable)First; beforehand, in advance.

   “I must, however, previously remark, that the power of generalizing ideas, to any great extent, is not very common amongst men or women.”

2. (not-comparable)At an earlier time; already.

   “The discovery of a previously unknown species had taken place nearly two years previously.”

   “Pliny the Elder, the Roman encyclopedist, declares that to urinate in a spot where a dog has previously done so results in loss of virility.”

   “In the lawsuit, Giuffre claimed she was forced to have sex with a “large amount of people,” some of whom had not previously been named including New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson […].”

3. (not-comparable)Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series.