precedence

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Noun

precedence (plural precedences)

1. The state of preceding in importance or priority.

   Family takes precedence over work, in an emergency.

Derived terms

• order of precedence

Translations

the state of preceding in importance or priority

Dutch: voorrang (nl) m. Finnish: arvojärjestys French: préséance (fr) f. German: Vorrang m. Hungarian: elsőbbség (hu) Italian: precedenza (it) f.

Portuguese: precedência (pt) f. Romanian: precedență (ro) Russian: предшествование (ru) (predšestvovánije) Spanish: prioridad (es) f., precedencia (es) f. Swedish: företräde (sv) n.