Meaning of PRIORITY
| Pronunciation: | | prI'âritee
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- [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, precedence, precedence, precedency, precedency |
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| | Antonyms: | | posteriority, subsequence, subsequentness | | |
| | See Also: | | back burner, earliness, high status | |
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| | Definition: | | \Pri*or"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. priorit['e]. See {Prior}, a.]
1. The quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time,
or of preceding something else; as, priority of
application.
2. Precedence; superior rank. --Shak.
{Priority of debts}, a superior claim to payment, or a claim
to payment before others.
Syn: Antecedence; precedence; pre["e]minence.
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