previousInstanceOf

P23899
predicate

Indicates that one entity is an earlier occurrence or version of another entity in a sequence or history.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
formerInstanceOf 11
previousInstanceOf canonical 3
OldWorkInstanceOf 1

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: previousInstanceOf
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is an earlier occurrence or version of another entity in a sequence or history.

Sample triples (19)

Subject Object
Fremont Factory, California joint venture automobile assembly plant ⓘ
Flag of the African Union flag via predicate surface "formerFlagInstanceOf" ⓘ
Clark Kerr Campus
linked to: Clark Kerr Campus (residential complex)
school for the deaf via predicate surface "formerInstanceOf" ⓘ
United States Court of International Trade
linked to: CIT
United States Customs Court via predicate surface "predecessorInstanceOf" ⓘ
Rio Marina independent comune via predicate surface "formerInstanceOf" ⓘ
Rheydt independent town via predicate surface "formerInstanceOf" ⓘ
Highland Branch (Green Line D) commuter rail line ⓘ
Sixth Street Viaduct concrete viaduct via predicate surface "previousBridgeInstanceOf" ⓘ
Ubbergen municipality via predicate surface "formerInstanceOf" ⓘ
Helensville New Zealand parliamentary electorate via predicate surface "formerInstanceOf" ⓘ
Komi-Permyak Okrug federal subject of Russia via predicate surface "formerInstanceOf" ⓘ
Komi-Permyak Okrug autonomous okrug of Russia via predicate surface "formerInstanceOf" ⓘ
Viroconium Cornoviorum surviving fragment of basilica wall via predicate surface "OldWorkInstanceOf" ⓘ
Deerness island via predicate surface "formerInstanceOf" ⓘ
Brackwede independent town via predicate surface "formerInstanceOf" ⓘ
Vohwinkel Stadt via predicate surface "formerInstanceOf" ⓘ
Bleiswijk independent municipality via predicate surface "previouslyInstanceOf" ⓘ
Grain Power Station oil-fired power station ⓘ
Parc metro station premetro station via predicate surface "formerInstanceOf" ⓘ