antecedence
/,ænti'si:dəns/
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.
Noun
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preceding in time
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