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priority [ pri·o·ri·ty ]

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praɪˈɔːrəti ]
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praɪˈɒrəti ]
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Noun (priorities)

1. The fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important than others.

the safety of the country takes priority over any other matter

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2. A thing that is regarded as more important than others.

playing football wasn't high on my list of priorities

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3. The right to proceed before other traffic.

priority is given to traffic already on the roundabout

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Origin

1. Late Middle English (denoting precedence in time or rank): from Old French priorite, from medieval Latin prioritas, from Latin prior ‘former’ (see prior).

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