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precedent
/pree-sə-dənt/
 
n-ct.
Def.: eggimuwen te nateil ne sitwasyun ne egkeyimu ne ilinganan keuremè; aliddanan
MS: aliddanan
Something that you do in a particular situation which creates a pattern for the future. When a similar situation happens again, you feel that you need to do the same thing again (set a precedent).
If you give your child candies when she cries , it will set a precedent, so that she will always want candy when she cries.
Ke egbehayan nu te kindi ka anak nu ke egsinehew, egkeyimu e sika ne aliddanan ne ke egsinehew sikandin egbuyù naa te kindi.
Sem.Dom.: AWL6
Status: ready

Last updated: 17/Jan/2012