PRECEDENCE

• (noun) the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)

  synonyms : precedency , precession

• (noun) preceding in time

  synonyms : antecedence , antecedency , anteriority , precedency , priority

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : precedency , priority

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