| NOUN | state | precedency, precedence, priority | status established in order of importance or urgency |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | precedency, priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence | preceding in time | |
| act | precedency, precession, precedence | the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) |
| Meaning | status established in order of importance or urgency. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | precedence, priority | |
| Narrower | back burner | Reduced priority |
| front burner | Top priority | |
| Broader | high status | A position of superior / superior status |
| Spanish | precedencia, prioridad | |
| Catalan | precedència, prioritat | |
| Meaning | preceding in time. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence | |
| Broader | earliness | Quality of coming early or earlier in time |
| Opposite | posteriority, subsequentness, subsequence | Following in time |
| Spanish | antelación, anterioridad, precedencia, prioridad | |
| Catalan | antecedència | |
| Verbs | precede | be earlier in time |
| Meaning | The act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony). | |
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| Synonyms | precession, precedence | |
| Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
| Spanish | precedencia | |
| Catalan | precedència | |
| Adjectives | precedent | preceding in time, order, or significance |
| Verbs | precede | move ahead / ahead (of others) in time or space |
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