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Precedence

//ˈpɹɛsɪd(ə)ns// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of preceding in importance or priority. countable, uncountable

    "Family takes precedence over work, in an emergency."

  2. 2
    the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) wordnet
  3. 3
    Precedent. countable, uncountable

    "Verses of probably no literary value, but illustrating a kind of rhythm, a melodic innovation that you will not find in Chaucer, though there is ample precedence in Provence"

  4. 4
    preceding in time wordnet
  5. 5
    status established in order of importance or urgency wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French précédence (“the state of preceding, anteriority”). Morphologically precede + -ence.

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