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noun
1.
an act or a manner of proceeding in any action or process; conduct.
2.
a particular course or mode of action.
3.
any given mode of conducting legal, parliamentary, or other business, especially litigation and judicial proceedings.
4.
Computers.
a.
the sequence of actions or instructions to be followed in solving a problem or accomplishing a task.
b.
Also called subprogram. a group of statements that may be used at one or more points in a computer program.
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Procedure
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is profession. Does it mean:
| producing readily or abundantly |
| vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or science |
Example Sentences
- Here's the procedure on how this should be done.
- However, it is an uncommon practice to photograph this procedure.
- Nothing works until he figures out the proper procedure.
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World English Dictionary
| procedure (prəˈsiːdʒə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a way of acting or progressing in a course of action, esp an established method |
| 2. | the established mode or form of conducting the business of a legislature, the enforcement of a legal right, etc |
| 3. | computing another name for subroutine |
| pro'cedural | |
| —adj | |
| pro'cedurally | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
procedure
1611, "fact or manner of proceeding," from Fr. procédure "manner of proceeding" (1197), from O.Fr. proceder (see proceed). Meaning "method of conducting business in Parliament" is from 1839. First appearance of procedural is 1889.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
procedure pro·ce·dure (prə-sē'jər)
n.
A series of steps taken to accomplish an end.
A surgical operation or technique.
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