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- pronunciation:
- pre
s
dnt
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
an action that may serve as an example for future acts of the same nature.
Amelia Earhart's flight across the Atlantic Ocean set a precedent for other female pilots.- synonyms:
- example, model, standard, yardstick
- similar words:
- antecedent
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related words: |
example, model |
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The word precedent
contains the following parts:
ced, ces, -ceed, -cede, -cess
Latin
root
that means to go; to go back or yield
Example words:
access, accessible, antecedent, concede, exceed, excess, precede, precedent, procedure, proceed, process, procession, recede, secede, succeed, success
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
accident, accidental, adjacent, affluent, agent, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, complacent, confident, consultant, continent, current, dependent, different, disinfectant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, incessant, indignant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, president, prudent, pungent, reluctant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, vacant
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