precede
— Verb
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~ move ahead (of others) in time or space
precede
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~ be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
precede
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~ furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
precede
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~ be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"
precedence
— Noun
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~ 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"
precedence
— Noun
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~ the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
precedency
— Noun
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~ the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
precedency
— Noun
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~ 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"
precedent
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~ an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
precedent
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~ a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States"
precedent
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~ (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
precedent
— Noun
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~ a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
precedent
— Adjective
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~ preceding in time, order, or significance
precedented
— Adjective
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~ having or supported or justified by a precedent