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precedence

noun

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as in priority
the right to one's attention before other things considered less important his merchandise order takes precedence because we received it first

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Relevance

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preceded

precedence

precedences

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“Precedence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precedence. Accessed 5 Dec. 2022.

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