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antecedence
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun antecedence has 1 sense
- antecedence(n = noun.attribute) antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency, priority - preceding in time; Array is a kind of earliness
Derived forms verb antecede1, adjective antecedent1
CIDE DICTIONARY
antecedence, n.
- The act or state of going before in time; precedence. H. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
antecedence
Precedence
N precedence, coming before, the lead, le pas, superiority, importance, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precursor, priority, precession, anteposition, epacme, preference, preceding, precedent, antecedent, anterior, prior, before, former, foregoing, beforementioned, abovementioned, aforementioned, aforesaid, said, precursory, precursive, prevenient, preliminary, prefatory, introductory, prelusive, prelusory, proemial, preparatory, before, in advance, seniores priores, prior tempore prior jure.Priority
N priority, antecedence, anteriority, precedence, pre-existence, precession, precursor, the past, premises, prior, previous, preceding, precedent, anterior, antecedent, pre- existing, pre-existent, former, foregoing, aforementioned, before- mentioned, abovementioned, aforesaid, said, introductory, before, prior to, earlier, previously, afore, aforehand, beforehand, ere, theretofore, erewhile, ere then, ere now, before then, before now, erewhile, already, yet, beforehand, on the eve of, prior tempore prior jure.
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