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procedure (n.)

1610s, "fact or manner of proceeding;" 1670s, "particular action or mode of conducting an action;" from French procédure "manner of proceeding" (c. 1200), from Old French proceder "to proceed" (see proceed). Specific sense of "method of conducting business in Parliament" is from 1839.

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proceed (v.)

late 14c., proceden, "to go, go on, move in a certain direction, go about one's business," also "to emanate from, result from; to issue or come, as from an origin or course," from Old French proceder (13c., Modern French procéder) and directly from Latin procedere (past participle processus) "go before, go forward, advance, make progress; come forward," from pro "forward" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward") + cedere "to go" (from PIE root *ked- "to go, yield"). Related: Proceeded; proceeding.

procedural (adj.)

"of or pertaining to procedure," 1876, from procedure + -al (1). Related: Procedurally.

updated on November 22, 2020

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Definitions of procedure from WordNet

procedure (n.)
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result;
the procedure of obtaining a driver's license
Synonyms: process
procedure (n.)
a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work;
Synonyms: operation
procedure (n.)
a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program;
Synonyms: routine / subroutine / subprogram / function
procedure (n.)
a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings;
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