priority | ||
1. | [ noun ] status established in order of importance or urgency | |
Synonyms: | precedence 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: | antecedency anteriority precedence precedency antecedence | |
Related terms: | posteriority earliness predate prioritize | |
Similar spelling: |
prioritize prioritise pro_rata pruritus |