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| prec·e·dence [ préssəd'nss ] or prec·e·den·cy [ préssəd'nssee ] |
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1. relative importance: a relative importance in rank and status that determines something such as the order in which participants are placed in a formal situation
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2. priority: the right or need to be dealt with before somebody or something else or to be treated as more important than somebody or something else
  The interests of the rest of the group take precedence over any personal wishes.
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3. greater importance: the fact of being more important than others
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formal
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