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Priority

Priority Meaning & Definition
Priority Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Priority?

[n] preceding in time
[n] 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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Priority: antecedence | antecedency | anteriority | precedence | precedence | precedency | precedency

Related Terms | Find terms related to Priority:

See Also | back burner | earliness | high status

Priority In Webster's Dictionary

\Pri*or"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. priorit['e]. See {Prior}, a.] 1. The quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as, priority of application. 2. Precedence; superior rank. --Shak. {Priority of debts}, a superior claim to payment, or a claim to payment before others. Syn: Antecedence; precedence; pre["e]minence.

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