About The Word Priority
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Priority
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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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