Earliest and Precedent

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Earliest adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.

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Precedent and earliest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precedent" instead an adjective "Earliest".

Precedent adjective - Going before another in time or order.

Usage example: behavior that may be explained by a precedent event in her troubled life

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Earliest and precedent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Earliest" instead an adjective "Precedent".

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