precedence

1. (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
Related Words: high status

2. (noun) the act of preceding
Synonyms: precession
Related Words: activity

3. (noun) preceding in time
Synonyms: antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, priority
Related Words: earliness



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