前ぜん例れい
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Meanings
Noun
1. precedent
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ぜんれい
Used in vocabulary
前ぜん例れい主しゅ義ぎ
following precedent (instead of trying something new); reliance on precedent
Noun
Examples6
There is no precedent for such a case.
He seized on the unprecedented opportunity.
You've set a bad example.
The Japanese economy was in an unprecedented boom at that time.
The unprecedented drought did severe damage to the wheat harvest.
Science and technology have come to pervade every aspect of our lives and, as a result, society is changing at a speed which is quite unprecedented.