What is "precedency" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does precedency mean in English? Meaning of precedency definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "precedency" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "precedency": status established in order of importance or urgency

Noun

  • Meaning: status established in order of importance or urgency
  • Example: ...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals national independence takes priority over class struggle
  • Synonyms: precedence precedency priority
  • Hyponyms: back burner front burner
  • Hypernyms: high status
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈpɹɛsᵻdənsi/

    Meaning of "precedency": preceding in time

    Noun

  • Meaning: preceding in time
  • Synonyms: antecedence antecedency anteriority precedence precedency priority
  • Hypernyms: earliness
  • Antonyms: posteriority subsequence subsequentness
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈpɹɛsᵻdənsi/

    Meaning of "precedency": the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)

    Noun

  • Meaning: the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
  • Synonyms: precedence precedency precession
  • Hypernyms: activity
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈpɹɛsᵻdənsi/

    Synonyms:

    supremacy, preeminence, lead, primary, rank, priority, superiority, preference, seniority, antecedence, right of way, precession, preexistence, earliness, anteposition, prevenience, previousness,

    Antonyms:

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