"precedence" meaning in All languages combined

See precedence on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpresɪdəns/ [UK] Audio: en-us-precedence.ogg [US] Forms: precedence [singular], precedences [plural]
Etymology: pre- + cede + -ence precede + cedeence Etymology templates: {{ety-affix|pre|cede|ence}} pre- + cede + -ence precede + cedeence Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If x has or takes Precedence over y, x is more important or has a higher priority than y.
    Sense id: simple-precedence-en-noun-oINjVJw8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with pre-, Terms suffixed with -ence
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