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  Precedence \Pre*ced"ence\, Precedency \Pre*ced"en*cy\, n. [Cf.
     F. pr['e]c['e]dence. See Precede.]
     1. The act or state of preceding or going before in order of
        time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another.
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     2. The act or state of going or being before in rank or
        dignity, or the place of honor; right to a more honorable
        place; superior rank; as, barons have precedence of
        commoners.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Which of them [the different desires] has the
              precedency in determining the will to the next
              action?                               --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Antecedence; priority; pre["e]minence; preference;
          superiority.
          [1913 Webster]

  Precedence \Pre*ced"ence\, Precedency \Pre*ced"en*cy\, n. [Cf.
     F. pr['e]c['e]dence. See Precede.]
     1. The act or state of preceding or going before in order of
        time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another.
  
     2. The act or state of going or being before in rank or
        dignity, or the place of honor; right to a more honorable
        place; superior rank; as, barons have precedence of
        commoners.
  
              Which of them [the different desires] has the
              precedency in determining the will to the next
              action?                               --Locke.
  
     Syn: Antecedence; priority; pre["e]minence; preference;
          superiority.

  precedence
       n 1: status established in order of importance or urgency;
            "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer
            of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes
            priority over class struggle" [syn: precedency, priority]
       2: preceding in time [syn: priority, antecedence, antecedency,
           anteriority, precedency] [ant: posteriority]
       3: the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a
          ceremony) [syn: precession, precedency]

  precedence
     Αγγλικά n.
     προτεραιότητα

  precedence
     n.
     1 The state of preceding in importance or priority.
     2 precedent.

  precedence
     n.
     1 The state of preceding in importance or priority.
     2 precedent.

  precedence
     n.
     1 The state of preceding in importance or priority.
     2 precedent.

  precedence
     n.
     1 The state of preceding in importance or priority.
     2 precedent.

  precedence
     Englanti n.
     1 edeltävyys (arvoasteikossa tai tärkeydessä)
     2 ''operator precedence'' sidontajärjestys, presedenssi

  precedence
     Engelska n.
     företräde

  Precedence /pɹˈɛsɪdəns/
  الأسبقية

  precedence //pɹɪˈsiːd(ə)ns// //ˈpɹiːsɪd(ə)ns// //ˈpɹɛsɪd(ə)ns// 
  превъзхождане, предимство
  the state of preceding in importance or priority

  precedence /pɹˈɛsɪdəns/ 
  priorita

  precedence /pɹˈɛsɪdəns/ 
  přednost

  precedence /pɹˈɛsɪdəns/ 
  nadřazenost

  precedence /pɹˈɛsɪdəns/
  Vorzug , Vorrang , Priorität  [geh.]
           Note: gegenüber einer Sache
        "right-of-way precedence"  - höchste Priorität
        "give precedence to sth. over sth. else"  - einer Sache gegenüber einer anderen den Vorzug geben / Vorrang einräumen
           Note: over sth.

  precedence /pɹˈɛsɪdəns/
  
  προτεραιίτητα

  precedence //pɹɪˈsiːd(ə)ns// //ˈpɹiːsɪd(ə)ns// //ˈpɹɛsɪd(ə)ns// 
  arvojärjestys
  the state of preceding in importance or priority

  precedence /pɹˈɛsɪdəns/ 
  1. पूर्ववर्तिता
        "Prepare the precedence of all the guests who are to be invited in my Birthday party."

  precedence /pɹˈɛsɪdəns/
  prednjačenje, prednost, prvenstvo, starješinstvo, viši položaj

  precedence /pɹˈɛsɪdəns/
  1. elsôbbségi jog
  2. megelôzés
  3. elsôbbség

  precedence /ˈpresɪdəns/ 
    pierwszeństwo

  precedence /pɹˈɛsɪdəns/ 
  precedência, prioridade

  precedence //pɹɪˈsiːd(ə)ns// //ˈpɹiːsɪd(ə)ns// //ˈpɹɛsɪd(ə)ns// 
  företräde
  the state of preceding in importance or priority

  precedence /pɹˈɛsɪdəns/
  1. önce gelme
  2. üstünlük
  3. önce vaki olma, takad- düm. take precedence takaddüm etmek, başta gelmek. order of precedence kıdem sırası.

  
/ˈpɹɛsədəns/

  PRECEDENCE. The right of being first placed in a certain order, the first 
  rank being supposed the most honorable. 
       2. In this country no precedence is given by law to men. 
       3. Nations, in their intercourse with each other, do not admit any 
  precedence; hence in their treaties in one copy one is named first, and the 
  other in the other. In some cases of officers when one must of necessity act 
  as the chief, the oldest in commission will have precedence; as when the 
  president of a court is not present, the associate who has the oldest 
  commission will have a precedence; or if their. commissions bear the same 
  date, then the oldest man. 
       4. In. the, army and navy there is an order of precedence which 
  regulates the officers in their command. 
  
  

  106 Moby Thesaurus words for "precedence":
     accent, accomplishment, antecedence, antecedency, antedate,
     antedating, anteposition, anteriority, anticipation, ascendancy,
     authority, caste, class, concern, concernment, condition,
     consequence, consequentiality, consideration, deanship,
     earlier state, earliness, echelon, eminence, emphasis, excellence,
     favor, footing, foregoing, front, greatness, heading, hierarchy,
     high order, high rank, import, importance, incomparability,
     influence, influentialness, inimitability, interest, le pas, lead,
     leading, majority, mark, materiality, merit, moment, note,
     one-upmanship, order, paramountcy, past time, place, position,
     power structure, precedency, preceding, precession, precursor,
     predating, predominance, predomination, preeminence, preexistence,
     preference, preponderance, prepotence, prepotency, prerogative,
     pressure, prestige, primacy, priority, privilege, prominence, rank,
     rate, rating, right-of-way, self-importance, seniority,
     significance, skill, sphere, stage, standing, station, stature,
     status, status quo ante, stress, success, superiority, supremacy,
     the lead, transcendence, transcendency, value, van, virtuosity,
     weight, weightiness, worth
  
  

  n. 优先,居先;

     n. 领先,在先,优先,优先权