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1. (n.) precedence
the act or fact of preceding.
2. precedence
the right to be dealt with or placed before others; priority in order, rank, or importance.
3. precedence
the order of rank to be observed in ceremonies, as by diplomatic protocol.
Etymology: (1475–85)
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1. (noun) precedence, precedency, priority
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"
2. (noun) priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency
preceding in time
3. (noun) precession, precedence, precedency
the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
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1. (noun) precedence
take precedence over
to be more important and therefore having to happen or be done first
Sleep should, most of the time, take precedence over studying.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) precedence
alt. of Precedency
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. precedence
A designation assigned to a message by the originator to indicate to communications personnel the relative order of handling and to the addressee the order in which the message is to be noted. Examples of communication precedence from most immediate to least are flash, immediate, priority,
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Sense: (the right of) going before in order of importance etc
This matter is urgent and should be given precedence over others at the moment.
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 Afrikaans: rangvolgorde |
 Arabic: أسْبَقِيَّه، أولَوِيَّه، |
 Bulgarian: предимcтво |
 Brazilian: precedência |
 Czech: přednost |
 German: der Vorrang |
 Danish: fortrinsret |
 Greek: προτεραιότητα |
 Spanish: precedencia, prioridad |
 Estonian: eesõigus |
 Farsi: ارجحیت |
 Finnish: etusija |
 French: préséance, priorité |
 Hebrew: קְדִימוּת |
 Hindi: पूर्ववर्तिता |
 Croatian: prioritet, prednost |
 Hungarian: elsőbbség |
 Indonesian: hak didahulukan |
 Icelandic: forgangur |
 Italian: precedenza, priorità |
 Japanese: 優先 |
 Korean: 우선순위 |
 Lithuanian: pirmenybė, viršenybė |
 Latvian: prioritāte; priekšroka |
 Malay: keutamaan |
 Dutch: voorrang |
 Norwegian: forrang |
 Polish: pierwszeństwo |
 Persian: ارجحیت |
 Pashto: ارجحيت، ترجيح، وړاندى وال |
 Portuguese: precedência |
 Romanian: prioritate;întâietate |
 Russian: первоочерёдность |
 Slovak: prednosť |
 Slovenian: prednost |
 Serbian: prioritet |
 Swedish: företräde |
 Thai: การมีลำดับเหนือกว่า |
 Turkish: öncelik |
 Taiwanese: 優先(權) |
 Ukrainian: першість; перевага |
 Urdu: پيش روي، سبقت |
 Vietnamese: quyền ưu tiên |
 Chinese: 优先（权） |
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