Precedented

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of precedent form-of, participle, past, rare

    ""Is 'precedented' even a word?" you may ask. Well, it is now, Noah-fucking-Webster. I just precedented it."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a precedent; not novel rare

    "We have a right to take any method that is legal and is precedented."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having or supported or justified by a precedent wordnet

Synonyms

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Example

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"We have a right to take any method that is legal and is precedented."

Etymology

c. 1650 precedent + -ed, possibly a back-formation from unprecedented.

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