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priority
noun
-
priority
,
priorities
something
you
think
is
more
important
than
other
things
and
that
you
deal
with
first
•
Finishing
the
report
is
our
top
priority
.
Finishing
the
report
is
our
top
priority
.
•
For
many
parents
,
their
children's
education
is
a
main
priority
.
For
many
parents
,
their
children's
education
is
a
main
priority
.
Borrowed
in
the
14th
century
from
Old
French
priorité
,
from
Medieval
Latin
prioritas
,
from
Latin
prior
meaning
“
former
,
earlier
”.
noun
-
priority
,
priorities
the
state
of
being
more
important
than
something
else
and
therefore
coming
before
it
•
In
this
hospital
,
patient
safety
takes
priority
over
everything
else
.
In
this
hospital
,
patient
safety
takes
priority
over
everything
else
.
•
The
express
service
will
have
priority
over
standard
deliveries
.
The
express
service
will
have
priority
over
standard
deliveries
.
Same
origin
as
the
countable
sense
,
from
Latin
prioritas
meaning
“
the
state
of
being
earlier
or
prior
”.
