precedence

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun status established in order of importance or urgency
  2. noun preceding in time
  3. noun the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)

Etymology

From Middle French précédence (“the state of preceding, anteriority”). Morphologically precede + -ence.

In classic literature

Synonyms

precedency, priority

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