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precedent

/ˈpresɪdənt/noun

उच्चारण प्रेसिडन्ट

पूर्व-उदाहरण, नज़ीर

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noun
  1. 1

    [C, U]

    an official action or decision that has happened in the past and that is seen as an example or a rule to be followed in a similar situation later

    पूर्व-उदाहरण, नज़ीर

    • The judgment set a precedent for similar cases.

    Synonyms example model pattern standard yardstick

  2. 2

    [U]

    the way that things have always been done

    परंपरा

    • to break with precedent

    Synonyms convention tradition custom practice

◇Word family
unprecedented adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

example model pattern standard yardstick convention tradition custom practice

AaSpelling

prec·e·dent

?Which word?

Keep apart precedent (an earlier example) and president (a head of state).

Precedent (पूर्व-उदाहरण) और president (राष्ट्राध्यक्ष) को अलग रखिए।

§Grammar and usage

The adjective unprecedented means never having happened before ('unprecedented floods').

Adjective unprecedented का अर्थ 'पहले कभी न हुआ' है ('unprecedented floods')।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Set a precedent, without precedent, break with precedent.

Collocations: set a precedent, without precedent, break with precedent।