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precede

Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈsiːd/

The English word “precede” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To go before, go in front of.
  2. To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
  3. To have higher rank than (someone or something else).

noun

  1. Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay).

Etymology

From Middle French précéder, from Latin praecēdō, from prae- + cēdō.

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