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procedure
What does procedure mean?
procedure (noun): a particular course of action intended to achieve a result.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce procedure?
/pɹəˈsidʒɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does procedure come from?
From French procédure, from Old French, from Latin procedere (“to go forward, proceed”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to procedure
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “procedure” mean?
the aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded
Not quite: that's what history means.
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
Right! That's what “procedure” means.
information about current events disseminated by the media
Not quite: that's what news means.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
Not quite: that's what friend means.
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