Difference between Above and Preceding

ABOVE vs PRECEDING: NOUN

An earlier part of a given text.
The person or persons already referred to in a text.
Something, especially a person name in legal documents, that appears higher on the same page or on a preceding page.
Higher authority.

Existing or coming before
Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
In the direction toward which stars appear to move. See Following, 2.
Going before; -- opposed to following.
Preceding in time or order
Existing or coming before another or others in time, place, or sequence; previous.

Upstage.
Too proud to stoop; averse to; disinclined; too honorable to give.
Besides; in addition to.
Before every other consideration; chiefly; in preference to other things.
Surpassing in number or quantity; more than. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See Above, adv., 4.)
Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than
In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath.
Over or higher than.
Superior to in rank, position, or number; greater than.
Beyond the level or reach of.
In preference to.
Too honorable or proud to undertake.
More than.
Upstream of.
North of.
Beyond; on the other side.

In or to a higher place; overhead; often, in a special sense: In or to the celestial regions; in heaven.
On the upper side (opposed to beneath); toward the top (opposed to below): as, leaves green above, glaucous beneath; stems smooth above, hairy below.
Higher in rank or power: as, the courts above.
Before in rank or order, especially in a book or writing: as, from what has been said above.
Besides: in the expression over and above.
Above is often used elliptically as a noun, meaning: Heaven: as, “Every good gift … is from above,” Jas. i. 17. Preceding statement, remarks, or the like: as, from the above you will learn my object. It has the force of an adjective in such phrases as the above particulars, in which cited or mentioned is understood.
In or to a higher place than.
Superior to in any respect: often in the sense of too high for, as too high in dignity or fancied importance; too elevated in character: as, this man is above his business, above mean actions.
An earlier section of a written text
(in writing) at an earlier place
More in quantity or number than: as, the weight is above a ton.
More in degree than; in a greater degree than; beyond; in excess of.
Synonyms Over, Above. See over.
(idiom) (above all) Over and above all other factors or considerations.

Upward, High, Upper, Exceeding, Higher, Exceeds, Upwards, Hovering, Beyond, Below, To a higher place, In a higher place, Higher up, Supra, Preceding

Outgoing, Preparative, Anterior, Old, Preparatory, Above, Anticipatory, Introductory, Antecedent, Foregoing, Prefatory, Pre, Past, Previous, Prior

Exceed, Highest, Exceeded, Upward, High, Upper, Exceeding, Higher, Exceeds, Upwards, Hovering, Beyond, Below, Supra, Preceding

Outgoing, Preparative, Anterior, Old, Preparatory, Above, Anticipatory, Introductory, Antecedent, Foregoing, Prefatory, Pre, Past, Previous, Prior

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