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precedence |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Precedence \Pre*ced"ence\, Precedency \Pre*ced"en*cy\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]c['e]dence. See {Precede}.] 1. The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as one event has precedence of another. 2. The act or state of going or being before in rank or dignity, or the place of honor; right to a more honorable place superior rank; as barons have precedence of commoners. Which of them [the different desires] has the precedency in determining the will to the next action? --Locke. Syn: Antecedence; priority; pre["e]minence; preference; superiority. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: precedence n 1: status established in order of importance or urgency: "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle" [syn: {precedency}, {priority}] 2: preceding in time [syn: {priority}, {antecedence}, {antecedency}, {anteriority}] [ant: {posteriority}] 3: the act of preceding [syn: {precession}]
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