antecedence

American  

[an-tuh-seed-ns] / ˌæn təˈsid ns /

noun

1. the act of going before; precedence.

2. priority.

3. Astronomy. (of a planet) apparent retrograde motion.

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antecedence British  

/ ˌæntɪˈsiːdəns /

noun

1. precedence; priority

2. astronomy retrograde motion

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Etymology

Origin of antecedence

First recorded in 1525–35; antecede + -ence

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Example Sentences

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antecedence

The literature for the metaverse in its antecedence is dystopic.

From The Verge ● Jul. 19, 2022

For your own guidance, as to His Imperial Majesty's antecedence, I am enclosing herein a copy of His Biography.

From Time Magazine Archive

Moreover, it must be observed that, although the participle "predestinated," just as this participle "made," implies antecedence, yet there is a difference.

From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas

Prē′viousness, antecedence: priority in time.—Previous question, a motion made during a debate, 'that the main question be now put.'

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

And a posteriori, it will be proved by the principle itself when it is discovered, as involving universal antecedence in its very conception.

From Biographia Literaria by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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