Definition of "previously"

previously

/ˈpɹiːvi.əsli/

adverb
not comparable
1. (now archaic, with present-tense constructions) First; beforehand, in advance.
  Quotations
  I must, however, previously remark, that the power of generalizing ideas, to any great extent, is not very common amongst men or women.
  1791 (date written), Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects, 1st American edition, Boston, Mass.: […] Peter Edes for Thomas and Andrews, […], published 1792
2. (with past-tense constructions) At an earlier time.
  Quotations
  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 […].
  2019 August 10, Julie Brown, Veronica Penney, Daniel Chang, Sarah Blaskey, “Jeffrey Epstein is gone, but allegations against powerful associates linger”, in Tampa Bay Times‎
3. (television) Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series.