proceeding

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Pronunciation

\Pro*ceed"ing\

[edit] Verb

proceeding

  1. Present participle of proceed.

[edit] Noun

Singular
proceeding

Plural
proceedings

proceeding (plural proceedings)

  1. The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction; progress or movement from one thing to another; a measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction; as, an illegal proceeding; a cautious or a violent proceeding.
    The proceedings of the high commission. --Macaulay.
  2. Plural, see proceedings.

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