This is the 11185th most frequent French word.
précedente
"Précedente" means "previous" or "preceding" (feminine form).
Here, 'précedente' is used as an adjective modifying the noun 'semaine' to indicate that the action took place in the week before the current one.
La semaine précédente, nous avons visité un musée.
The previous week, we visited a museum.
In this sentence, 'précedent' functions as an adjective describing the noun 'paragraphe', specifying the one directly preceding the current context.
Dans le paragraphe précédent, l'auteur présente ses arguments principaux.
In the previous paragraph, the author presents their main arguments.
The term 'précédente' here, used in its feminine form to agree with 'événement', refers to an event occurring prior to a currently being discussed one.