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precedent

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Main Entry: 1pre·ce·dent
Pronunciation: pri-'sE-d&nt, 'pre-s&-d&nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin praecedent-, praecedens, present participle of praecedere
: prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance