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Added 9 October 2026

procedural

/pɹəˈsiːd͡ʒ(ə)ɹəl/ adjective

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about procedural at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Related to procedure.
The judge dismissed the case on procedural grounds: it wasn't the facts or the law, but just that they hadn't filed the correct forms.
Generated by means of a procedure, rather than being designed.
a procedural texture

noun

A type of literature, film, or television program involving a sequence of technical detail.
Ellipsis of police procedural.

Origin

From procedure + -al.

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