Maiden and Precedent

Maiden

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

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

Nearby Words: maid, maidenly, maidenhood

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

human	human maiden	human precedent
original	original maiden	original precedent
real	real maiden	real precedent
new	new maiden	new precedent
Other adjectives: optimistic.

Precedent for this practice had been globally set by the disaster of HMS Birkenhead in 1852, 60 years before the Titanic's maiden voyage, although the latter would become the most famous example.

Source: Film / Titanic (1997)

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