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Procedure
Pronunciation : Pro*ce"dure
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. proc?dure. See Proceed.]
Definition : 1. The act or manner of proceeding or moving forward; progress; process; operation; conduct. "The true procedure of conscience." South.
2. A step taken; an act performed; a proceeding; the steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding. "Gracious procedures." I. Taylor.
3. That which results; issue; product. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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