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    PRECEDENCE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)play

    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 timeplay

    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 urgencyplay

    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))

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