In the English alphabet, the letter U comes before the letter V.
precede
Precede.
Rotunda would come before rough in the dictionary as it begins with the letter "r" which comes before "u" alphabetically.
after
defaced
the word "before" comes immediately before today in the question. or the letter "e" depending on how literal you chose to be.
Because that's how it was in Latin, Greek, and Phoenican. But nobody actually knows the real reason.
If it is required, the apostrophe would come after the Z but before the S. "This is Mr. Buzz's stinger!"
They'll send you a renewal letter and you will have to pay $40 to get it renewed. This letter should come about a month before it expires.
In alphabetical order, "mesquite" comes before "mural" because the word "mesquite" begins with the letter "m" followed by "e" which comes before "u" (the second letter in "mural") when organizing words alphabetically.
No one really knows the answer to this question. Just one little thing. (5 & 6 are numbers, not letters)
The letter before the letter J is I; the letter after the letter J is K.