Hyphenation of precedence

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word precedence ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

prece-dence

Definitions of precedence :

1.	Status established in order of importance or urgency ...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals National independence takes priority over class struggle
2.	Preceding in time
3.	The act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)

Synonyms of precedence :

noun	precedency, priority, high status
noun	priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedency, earliness
noun	precession, precedency, activity

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.