antecedence[noun]Synonyms: priority, precedence, precedency, previousness
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antecedence noun.
[antɪ'si:d(ǝ)ns] LME.[Latin antecedentia, formed as ANTECEDE: see -ENCE.]1. Something which precedes;
spec. =
ANTECEDENT noun 2a.
LME-L16.2. Astronomy. Retrograde motion.
M17-L18.3. Precedence, priority.
L17. ■ antecedency noun (a) =
ANTECEDENCE 3;
(b) an antecedent condition or event:
L16. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲