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precedences

precedences is the plural of precedence.

Meaning of precedence

Noun

precedence (countable and uncountable, plural precedences)

  1. The state of preceding in importance or priority.
    • Family takes precedence over work, in an emergency.
  2. Precedent.
    • Verses of probably no literary value, but illustrating a kind of rhythm, a melodic innovation that you will not find in Chaucer, though there is ample precedence in Provence1934, Ezra Pound, ABC of Reading, London: Faber & Faber, published 1991, page 142

Questions about precedences

What is precedences the plural of?
Precedences is the plural of precedence.

Words near precedences in the dictionary

  1. precedence
  2. precedence effect
  3. precedence effects
  4. precedence rule
  5. precedence rules
  6. precedences
  7. precedencies
  8. precedency
  9. precedent
  10. precedental
  11. precedentary

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