PRECEDENCY

prec·e·den·cy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pres-i-duh n-see, pri-seed-n-see]
- /ˈprɛs ɪ dən si, prɪˈsid n si/
- /prɪsˈedənsi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pres-i-duh n-see, pri-seed-n-see]
- /ˈprɛs ɪ dən si, prɪˈsid n si/

Definition of precedency word

abbreviation PRECEDENCY precedence. 1

Just one definition for precedency

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Origin of precedency

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600; preced(ence) + -ency

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Parts of speech for Precedency

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Precedency

precedency popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for precedency

noun precedency

antecedence — precedence; priority
antecedency — the fact or condition of being antecedent
anteposition — the position opposite a given part of a plant
anteriority — situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
earliness — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.

All 5 Synonyms of precedency