The Canadian government’s guide to writing says that the role of punctuation is to clarify, and "this principle takes precedence over all precepts governing the use of individual marks of punctuation."
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Precedence
//ˈpɹɛsɪd(ə)ns//
Synonyms for "precedence" (119 found)
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orderparamountcypast timeplacepositionpower structureprecedencyprecedingprecursorpredatingpredominancepredominationpreeminencepreexistencepreferencepreliminarypreludepreponderanceprepotenceprepotency
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prerogativepressureprestigeprimacyprivilegeprominencerankrateratingright-of-wayself-importancesenioritysignificanceskillspherestagestandingstationstaturestatusstatus quo antestresssuccesssuperioritysupremacythe leadtop prioritytranscendencetranscendencyurgencyvaluevanvirtuosityweightweightinessworth
Noun(3 words)
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4 entriesTranslations
27 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- превъзхождане noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
- предимство noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 優先 /优先 noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
- 優先權 /优先权 noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
Dutch
1 entries- voorrang noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
Finnish
1 entries- arvojärjestys noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
French
1 entries- préséance noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
Georgian
3 entries- პირველობა noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
- პრიორიტეტულობა noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
- უპირატესობა noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
German
1 entries- Vorrang noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
Hindi
3 entries- अग्रिमता noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
- प्राथमिकता noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
- वरीयता noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
Hungarian
1 entries- elsőbbség noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
Irish
1 entries- oireachas noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
Italian
1 entries- precedenza noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
Polish
2 entries- pierwszeństwo noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
- precedencja noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
Portuguese
1 entries- precedência noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
Romanian
1 entries- precedență noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
Russian
1 entries- предшествова́ние noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
Spanish
2 entries- precedencia noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
- prioridad noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
Swedish
1 entries- företräde noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
Ukrainian
2 entries- передування noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
- старшинство noun (the state of preceding in importance or priority)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
It is very natural for a human being that one always give himself precedence over the interests of others.
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Whenever there is a conflict between my work and my family, my family always takes precedence.
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Tom set the precedence.
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