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precede.

To go before, go in front of.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/pɹɪˈsiːd/Received-Pronunciation/pɹiːˈsiːd/Received-Pronunciation/pɹəˈsiːd/Received-Pronunciation/pɹɪˈsid/General-American
  1. To go before, go in front of.

    transitive
    Cultural genocide precedes physical genocide.
  2. To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.

    transitive
  3. To have higher rank than (someone or something else).

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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

noun/pɹɪˈsiːd/Received-Pronunciation/pɹiːˈsiːd/Received-Pronunciation/pɹəˈsiːd/Received-Pronunciation/pɹɪˈsid/General-American
  1. Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay).

Where this word comes from

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

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