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Priority

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Noun

1. precedence, precedency, priority

status established in order of importance or urgency

Example Sentences:
'...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals'
'national independence takes priority over class struggle'

2. antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency, priority

preceding in time

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Priority

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noun plural -ties
1. 
the condition of being prior; antecedence; precedence
2. 
the right of precedence over others
3. 
something given specified attention
my first priority

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Priority

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nounWord forms: plural priˈorities
1. 
the fact or condition of being prior; precedence in time, order, importance, etc.
2. 
a. 
a right to precedence over others in obtaining, buying, or doing something
b. 
an order granting this, as in an emergency
3. 
something to be given prior attention

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Priority

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n. pl. pri·or·i·ties
1. Precedence, especially established by order of importance or urgency.
2.
a. An established right to precedence.
b. An authoritative rating that establishes such precedence.
3. A preceding or coming earlier in time.
4. Something afforded or deserving prior attention.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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