antecedence

/,ænti'si:dəns/

Thân thiện

The principle of antecedence is clearly demonstrated in the geological layers.

Definition

Noun: 1. The fact or condition of occurring before something else in time; precedence. This refers to something existing or happening earlier than another event or thing. 2. (Astronomy, historical) The apparent westward motion of a planet against the fixed stars. This is an older, specialized astronomical term.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The antecedence of the Roman Empire to the Byzantine Empire is a fundamental concept in history.
  • In any logical argument, the premise must have antecedence to the conclusion.
  • (Historical/Astronomical) Early astronomers struggled to explain the antecedence of the planets.

Advanced Usage

• "By antecedence of": Due to occurring before.
  • By antecedence of publication, her research is considered the original work.
• Used in formal, academic, or technical writing to discuss chronological order, causality, or priority.

Variants and Related Words

• Antecedent (adj/noun): Preceding in time or order. / A thing or event that precedes another.
  • An antecedent event.
  • The war was an antecedent to the economic crisis.
• Antecede (verb, rare): To precede.
  • The invention of the wheel antecedes recorded history.

Synonyms

• Precedence: The condition of being considered more important.
• Priority: The fact or condition of being earlier in time.
• Anteriority: Formal term for occurring before in time or position.

Antonyms

• Posteriority: The condition of occurring after in time.
• Subsequence: The state of following something else.

Học thuật

Noun

1. preceding in time

Từ đồng nghĩa

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• anteriority
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