前の

(1)referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); "the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one"

(2)言及された2つのものまたは人の最初のもの（あるいは、いくつかのうちの最初のひとつ）を参照する

(3)preceding in time or order

(4)時間または順序で先行する