noun
Meaning 1
Precedence; superiority.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
precedency
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/ˈpɹɛsɪdənsi/
noun
Meaning 2
The fact of serving as a precedent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: precession, precedence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: activity
noun
Meaning 4
preceding in time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: earliness
noun
Meaning 5
status established in order of importance or urgency
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- ...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals
- national independence takes priority over class struggle
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: precedence, priority
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: high status
Narrower terms: back burner, front burner
History
Etymology
From precedent + -ency.