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precedent
noun
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An earlier example that can guide a later decision or action.
Allowing the exception would set a precedent for future requests.
Dictionary practice example.
A volunteer journal reached a juncture at which it had to choose between publishing one large annual issue and several shorter issues. The editor found a precedent in an earlier experiment recorded by her predecessor, who had tried a short spring edition when submissions were unusually numerous.
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