antecedent
adjective
preceding; prior.
antecedently
-
a word derived from
antecedent.
Example Sentences
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Even the episodic recaps are announced as "antecedently on 'Fargo'" because "previously" is . . . basic, I guess.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2020
They contain the name of every landowner, with the value of his estate, and frequently refer to earlier proprietors antecedently to the Conquest.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Mark Antony Lower
But it is not the antecedently existing values, as antecedently existing, that give value to the new piece of wealth.
From The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson
A miracle is not antecedently more credible because of the outstretched arm and word of command, than it is in the silence of the shrine.
From Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Walter Richard Cassels
Previously; before in time; at a time preceding; as, antecedently to conversion.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
