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PRECEDENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
Synonyms:
precedence; precedency; precession
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("precedence" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Derivation:
precede (be the predecessor of)
precedent (preceding in time, order, or significance)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Preceding in time
Synonyms:
antecedence; antecedency; anteriority; precedence; precedency; priority
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("precedence" is a kind of...):
earliness (quality of coming early or earlier in time)
Derivation:
precede (be earlier in time; go back further)
precedent (preceding in time, order, or significance)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Status established in order of importance or urgency
Example:
national independence takes priority over class struggle
Synonyms:
precedence; precedency; priority
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("precedence" is a kind of...):
high status (a position of superior status)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "precedence"):
back burner (reduced priority)
front burner (top priority)
Derivation:
precedential (having precedence (especially because of longer service))
