старшинство

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Russian

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Etymology 1

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ста́рший (stáršij) +‎ -инство́ (-instvó)

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Noun

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старшинство́ (staršinstvón inan (genitive старшинства́, uncountable)

  1. seniority
  2. (programming) precedence (of operators)
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Etymology 2

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старшина́ (staršiná) +‎ -ство (-stvo)

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старши́нство (staršínstvon inan (genitive старши́нства, nominative plural старши́нства, genitive plural старши́нств)

  1. (literary, military) position or rank of a sergeant major
  2. (literary, prerevolutionary Russia) position or rank of a foreman
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