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verb (used with object)
1.
to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time.
2.
to introduce by something preliminary; preface: to precede one's statement with a qualification.
verb (used without object)
3.
to go or come before.
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noun
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Journalism. copy printed at the beginning of a news story presenting late bulletins, editorial notes, or prefatory remarks.
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Example Sentences
- Yawns can precede stressful situations.
- This move would have to precede any further action by the Senate, like a vote.
- Researchers studying 58 hurricanes found that an increase in lightning tended to precede the strongest winds by a day.
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Word Origin & History
precede
late 15c., "to go before" in rank or importance, from M.Fr. preceder, from L. præcedere "to go before," from præ- "before" + cedere "to go" (see cede). Meaning "to walk in front of" is from 1520s; that of "to come before in time" is attested from 1530s. Related: Preceding.
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