antecedence
Americannoun
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the act of going before; precedence.
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Astronomy. (of a planet) apparent retrograde motion.
noun
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precedence; priority
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astronomy retrograde motion
Etymology
Origin of antecedence
Example Sentences
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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
In the first place there is the idea of an object; and secondly, there is the idea of the relation of antecedence between that object and some present objects.
From Hume (English Men of Letters Series) by Huxley, Thomas Henry
As every effect or consequence implies the antecedence of the purpose of an agent, with respect to this consequence we find it stated in Luke viii.
From An Essay on the Scriptural Doctrine of Immortality by Challis, James
If we take any other instance of stated antecedence and sequence, the reasoning is the same.
From A Review of Edwards's by Tappan, Henry Philip
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