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procedure

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/pɹəˈsiːdʒə/Word FrequencyCommon (5.24)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)

A particular method for performing a task.

In a Sentence

“The essay uses procedure to make the point more precise.”

Published Usage Examples

“As no UK doctors who specialise in MS are prepared to carry out Zamboni's procedure until further studies are carried out, Alex went to ­California, where a ­surgeon at Stanford ­University was willing to perform the ­procedure.”

“This procedure is the bench mark of Babudom in India and I must say 66 minutes is quite fast for paper work to be pushed thru.”

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Origin

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Common Phrases

. procedureprocedure civilprocedure criminalprocedure sameprocedure surgicalprocedure following
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Synonyms

functionmethodroutinesubsubroutineoperation

Antonyms

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Related Words

procedure

Poetry examples for “procedure”

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