English noun: precedence | |||
1. | precedence (state) status established in order of importance or urgency | ||
Samples | ...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals. National independence takes priority over class struggle. | ||
Synonyms | precedency, priority | ||
Broader (hypernym) | high status | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | back burner, front burner | ||
2. | precedence (attribute) preceding in time | ||
Synonyms | antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedency, priority | ||
Broader (hypernym) | earliness | ||
Antonyms | subsequentness, posteriority, subsequence | ||
3. | precedence (act) the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) | ||
Synonyms | precedency, precession | ||
Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||