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1. A status established in order of importance or urgency: There is a particular precedence established among the professors at the university.
2. A relative importance in rank and status that determines something, such as the order in which participants are placed in a formal situation: When the actor uttered the words, "stand not upon the order of your leaving", the reference was to the precedence among those attending.
3. The right or need to be dealt with before someone or something else, or to be treated as more important than somebody or something else: The bossy customer in the store acted as if she deserved precedence over everyone else in the store.
4. The fact of being more important than others: This concept of precedence has always created a struggle for Carol who tries to be egalitarian in all her dealings with others.
2. A relative importance in rank and status that determines something, such as the order in which participants are placed in a formal situation: When the actor uttered the words, "stand not upon the order of your leaving", the reference was to the precedence among those attending.
3. The right or need to be dealt with before someone or something else, or to be treated as more important than somebody or something else: The bossy customer in the store acted as if she deserved precedence over everyone else in the store.
4. The fact of being more important than others: This concept of precedence has always created a struggle for Carol who tries to be egalitarian in all her dealings with others.
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pre-, prae-
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precedence, precedents
precedence (PRES i duhns, pri SEED n's) (noun)
A position of superior honor in a formal occasion or ceremonial event; a priority: The president of the university was given precedence in terms of where he sat during the banquet.
precedents (PRES i duhns) (noun)
1. The instances and standards that have been set as authorities and may serve as examples to justify later proceedings: The judge noted there were several precedents in the law books for her ruling at the end of the trial.
2. Activities that are well established and based on practice over time: Morning coffee and afternoon tea are two precedents which are traditions in Ryan's office.
2. Activities that are well established and based on practice over time: Morning coffee and afternoon tea are two precedents which are traditions in Ryan's office.
The precedents at their college dictate that the seating of visiting scholars in the dining hall takes precedence over the part time instructors.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group P; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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