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| 1. | [ noun ] status established in order of importance or urgency | |
| Synonyms: | priority precedency | |
| Examples: | : "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals" "national independence takes priority over class struggle" |
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| Related terms: | high_status back_burner front_burner prioritize | |
| 2. | [ noun ] preceding in time | |
| Synonyms: | antecedence antecedency anteriority precedency priority | |
| Related terms: | posteriority earliness predate prioritize | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) | |
| Synonyms: | precedency precession | |
| Related terms: | activity predate precede precede | |
| Similar spelling: |
precede precedency precedented precedent precedentedly precedential proceed procedure preceding president practised practiced |
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