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Is precedent a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word precedent is a Scrabble US word. The word precedent is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is precedent a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word precedent is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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9-letter words (2 found)

PRECEDENT,PRECENTED,

8-letter words (6 found)

CENTERED,DECENTER,DECENTRE,PRETENCE,REPENTED,REPETEND,

7-letter words (16 found)

CENTRED,CREDENT,CREEPED,DECREET,ENTERED,ERECTED,PERCENT,PETERED,PRECEDE,PRECENT,PREENED,PRENEED,PRENTED,PRETEEN,PRETEND,TERPENE,

6-letter words (33 found)

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5-letter words (36 found)

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4-letter words (49 found)

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3-letter words (31 found)

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2-letter words (10 found)

DE,ED,EE,EN,ER,ET,NE,PE,RE,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 184 words from precedent according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of precedent

precedent

Alternative forms

  • præcedent (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French, from Latin praecēdēns, present participle of praecēdere (“to precede”); See precede.

Pronunciation

  • (noun):
    • (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) enPR: prĕsʹĭ-dənt, IPA(key): /ˈpɹɛs.ɪ.dənt/
    • (General Australian, Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈpɹiː.sə.dənt/, /ˈpɹɛs-/
    • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈpɹes.ə.dənt/, /ˈpɹiː-/
  • (adjective):
    • IPA(key): /pɹɪˈsiː.dənt/

Noun

precedent (plural precedents)

  1. An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.
  2. (law) A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.
  3. An established habit or custom.
  4. (obsolete, with definite article) The aforementioned (thing).
    • , New York 2001, p.74:
      A third argument may be derived from the precedent.
  5. The previous version.
  6. (obsolete) A rough draught of a writing which precedes a finished copy.

Coordinate terms

  • (a case used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent one): case law

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

precedent (not comparable)

  1. Happening or taking place earlier in time; previous or preceding. [from 14th c.]
    Synonyms: antecedent, predecessive
  2. (now rare) Coming before in a particular order or arrangement; preceding, foregoing. [from 15th c.]

Translations

Verb

precedent (third-person singular simple present precedents, present participle precedenting, simple past and past participle precedented)

  1. (transitive, law) To provide precedents for.
  2. (transitive, law) To be a precedent for.

See also

  • stare decisis

Anagrams

  • precented

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praecēdentem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [pɾə.səˈðen]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [pɾə.səˈðent]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [pɾe.seˈðent]

Adjective

precedent m or f (masculine and feminine plural precedents)

  1. previous, preceding

Noun

precedent m (plural precedents)

  1. precedent

Related terms

  • precedència
  • precedir

Further reading

  • “precedent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “precedent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “precedent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “precedent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech

Noun

precedent m inan

  1. precedent (past act used as example)
    Synonym: precedens

Declension

Related terms

  • See cese

Further reading

  • precedent in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • precedent in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French precedent. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpreː.seːˈdɛnt/, /ˌpreː.səˈdɛnt/
  • Hyphenation: pre‧ce‧dent
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Noun

precedent n (plural precedenten)

  1. precedent

Derived terms

  • precedentwerking

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praecēdēns. Compare Middle French preceder.

Adjective

precedent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular precedent or precedente)

  1. preceding; that comes before

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French précédent.

Noun

precedent n (plural precedenți)

  1. precedent

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org