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precedence

English

Etymology

From Middle French précédence (the state of preceding, anteriority).

Morphologically precede +? -ence.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?p??s?d(?)ns/, /p???si?d(?)ns/, /?p?i?s?d(?)ns/

Noun

precedence (countable and uncountable, plural precedences)

  1. The state of preceding in importance or priority.
  2. Precedent.

Synonyms

  • (state of preceding): See Thesaurus:anteriority

Derived terms

  • order of precedence

Translations

Usage notes

  • The more important entity is said to take precedence over (or, in older texts, take precedence of) the less important.

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surpassing

English

Verb

surpassing

  1. present participle of surpass

Adjective

surpassing (comparative more surpassing, superlative most surpassing)

  1. Becoming superior to others; becoming excellent; exceptional; exceeding.

Translations

Noun

surpassing (plural surpassings)

  1. The act or process by which something is surpassed; a bettering.
    • 2001, William Desmond, Ethics and the Between (page 347)
      In both of these surpassings, the human being, in being freed, is freed both to be itself and to be beyond itself; but the second orients us more fully towards being free beyond self-determination.

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