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precedence
英 ['presɪd(ə)ns; prɪ'siːd(ə)ns]
美[prɪ'sidəns]
- n. 优先；居先
英英释意
- 1. 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"
- 2. preceding in time
- 3. the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)