precession, precedence, precedency
(noun) the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency
(noun) preceding in time
precedence, precedency, priority
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
precedency (countable and uncountable, plural precedencies)
Precedence; superiority.
(obsolete) The fact of serving as a precedent.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*ced"ence, Pre*ced"en*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. précédence. 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; preĂ«minence; preference; superiority.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 November 2024
(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
