antecedence

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The relationship of preceding something in time or order.
2. (countable, uncountable) That which precedes something or someone (e.g. prior events, origin, ancestry).
3. (countable, uncountable) The length of time by which one event or time period precedes another.
4. (countable, uncountable) The relationship between a pronoun and its antecedent.
5. (countable, uncountable) A geologic process that explains how and why antecedent rivers can cut through mountain systems instead of going around them.
6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west.

Synonyms

precedence

priority

precedency

antecedency

anteriority

previousness

merit

seniority

pas

virtue

worth

worthiness

value

Translations

antecedenza

antécédence

priorité

antecedência

προτεραιότητα

Vorrang

Vortritt

سبق

precedenza

prioridade

أوْلوِية

Frühersein

Vorsprung

أسْبقِية

Früherdransein

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ænˈtɛsɪdəns/

Etymology

From Latin antecēdentia from Latin antecēdēns (“preceding”), from antecēdō (“go before”).