Meaning of PRECEDENCE
| Pronunciation: | | 'presiduns
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- [n] the act of preceding (as in a ceremony)
- [n] preceding in time
- [n] 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"
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| | Synonyms: | | antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedency, precedency, precedency, precession, priority, priority |
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| | Antonyms: | | posteriority, subsequence, subsequentness | | |
| | See Also: | | activity, back burner, earliness, high status | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Related Terms: | | accent, accomplishment, antecedence, antecedency, antedate, antedating, anteposition, anteriority, anticipation, ascendancy, authority, caste, class, concern, concernment, condition, consequence, consequentiality, consideration, deanship, earlier state, earliness, echelon, eminence, emphasis, excellence, favor, footing, foregoing, front, greatness, heading, hierarchy, high order, high rank, import, importance, incomparability, influence, influentialness, inimitability, interest, le pas, lead, leading, majority, mark, materiality, merit, moment, note, one-upmanship, order, paramountcy, past time, place, position, power structure, precedency, preceding, precession, precursor, predating, predominance, predomination, preeminence, preexistence, preference, preponderance, prepotence, prepotency, prerogative, pressure, prestige, primacy, priority, privilege, prominence, rank, rate, rating, right-of-way, self-importance, seniority, significance, skill, sphere, stage, standing, station, stature, status, status quo ante, stress, success, superiority, supremacy, the lead, transcendence, transcendency, value, van, virtuosity, weight, weightiness, worth |
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