First and Precedent

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

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Precedent and first are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precedent" instead the word "First" as a noun or an adverb or an adjective.

Nearby Word: firstly

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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First and precedent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "First" instead the word "Precedent" as a noun or an adverb or an adjective.

human	human first	human precedent
good	good first	good precedent
similar	similar first	similar precedent
solid	solid first	solid precedent
Other adjectives: original, obvious, strong, entire, little, bad, new, apparent, historical.

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