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    The act, condition, or right of preceding: antecedence, precedence, priority, right of way. See precede/follow.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: status established in order of importance or urgency
  Synonyms: precedence, priority

Meaning #2: preceding in time
  Synonyms: priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence

Meaning #3: the act of preceding (as in a ceremony)
  Synonyms: precession, precedence

 
 
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