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precedented en · ADJ

Etymology

c. 1650 precedent + -ed, possibly a back-formation from unprecedented.

Meanings

  1. (rare) Having a precedent; not novel
    • We have a right to take any method that is legal and is precedented. 1905, George Pierce Baker, Henry Barrett Huntington, The Principles of Argumentation, page 660:

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precedented en · VERB

Etymology

c. 1650 precedent + -ed, possibly a back-formation from unprecedented.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past, rare) simple past and past participle of precedent
    form of precedent
    • "Is 'precedented' even a word?" you may ask. Well, it is now, Noah-fucking-Webster. I just precedented it. 2005, Stephen Colbert, “So You Want To Be A Precedent”, in America The Book, page 92:

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