How do native speakers pronounce "prior" in English?

In natural English speech, "prior" appears in contexts such as: "years prior information to be refreshed different". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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How to pronounce“prior”in English

IPA/ˈpɹaɪ.(ə)ɹ/

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Definitions of “prior”

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adjective

Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.

“His prior residence was smaller than his current one.”

Synonyms:advance antecedent anterior

adjective

More important or significant.

adverb

Chiefly followed by to: in advance, before, previously.

“The doctor had known three months prior.”

Synonyms:ago hitherto

noun

A prior probability distribution, that is, one determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it, before additional data is collected.

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