5
main(adjective, head, original, prime, primary)
5
ordering(noun, verb, ordering, sequencing)
5
primary
5
scale(noun, order, rule, system, society)
5
sorting(verb, ordering, sequencing)
4
appraisal(noun, score, grade, measurement)
4
appraising(verb, calculating, measuring)
4
classification(noun, order, mark, position, point)
4
classing(verb, ordering)
4
division(noun, order, mark, position, level)
4
estimate(noun, measurement)
4
estimating(verb, calculating, measuring)
4
filing
4
paramount
4
pigeonholing(verb, ordering)
4
positioning(noun, verb)
4
pre-eminent
4
premier(adjective, head, original, prime, primary)
4
ranging
4
rank(noun, order, mark, position, point)
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