This is the 647th most frequent Serbian word.
претходних
"Previous" or "of the previous."
The word "претходних" here is used to describe the adjective "previous" and is in its plural genitive form to agree grammatically with the noun "састанцима" (meetings), which is in instrumental case.
На претходних састанцима, разговарали смо о овом пројекту.
In the previous meetings, we discussed this project.
In this sentence, the word "претходних" in its plural genitive form modifies the noun "година" (years) to indicate ownership or relation regarding the past years.
Све одлуке из претходних година су документоване.
All decisions from the previous years are documented.
Here, "претходних" modifies "месеци" (months) and remains in the plural genitive form, indicating specification and relation to the timeframe of past months.