anteriority
/æn,tiəri'ɔriti/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The state of being earlier in time; precedence: The quality or fact of existing or occurring before something else.
- The state of being in front or toward the head (in anatomical or biological contexts): The quality of being situated at or toward the front part.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The anteriority of the Roman Empire to the Middle Ages is a historical fact. (This demonstrates its precedence in time.)
- In biology, the anteriority of the eyes is crucial for forward vision in many animals. (This describes their position toward the front.)
Advanced Usage
- "by anteriority to": due to occurring before something.
- His claim is invalid by anteriority to the established law. (His claim is invalid because it existed before the law was made.)
- Used in formal, academic, or technical writing to discuss chronological order or anatomical position.
Variants and Related Words
- Anterior (adj): Located before or at the front.
- The anterior chamber of the eye.
- Anteriorly (adv): In an anterior position; toward the front.
- The organ is situated anteriorly.
Synonyms
- Precedence: The condition of being considered more important.
- Priority: The fact or condition of being prior.
- Antecedence: The action or state of going before in time or order.
Antonyms
- Posteriority: The state of being later in time or situated behind.
- Subsequence: The state of following in time or order.
Related Phrases
- Temporal anteriority: Specifically refers to precedence in time.
- Philosophers debate the temporal anteriority of cause to effect.
- Spatial anteriority: Specifically refers to position in front.
- The spatial anteriority of the cockpit in an airplane design.
Noun
- preceding in time
- the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head