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priority definition

pri·or·ity (prī ôr′ə tē, -är′-)

noun pl. priorities -·ties

  1. the fact or condition of being prior; precedence in time, order, importance, etc.
    1. a right to precedence over others in obtaining, buying, or doing something
    2. an order granting this, as in an emergency
  3. something to be given prior attention

Etymology: ME priorite < ML prioritas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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