precedente

/pɾeseˈðente/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los precedentes

Meaning

  1. precedent

    • Sienta un precedente.

      It sets a precedent.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

antecedente

antecedente and precedente are close synonyms for "precedent," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

precedente

precedente is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "precedent."

Practice

1 What does precedente mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sienta un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches precedente?

noun

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