All 3 Uses
precedent
in
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
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- That in itself is startling, but there are precedents for mystical encounters of various kinds, or to be less extreme, a choice of persuasions to put it down to fancy; until"My God," says a second man, "I must be dreaming, I thought I saw a unicorn."†
Act 1
- GUIL: You and I, Alfred-we could create a dramatic precedent here.†
Act 1 *
- PLAYER: Precedent.†
Act 2
Definitions:
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(1)
(precedent as in: sets a precedent) an example from a prior time -- typically used to justify similar occurrences at a later time (especially a judicial decision)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)