antecedence

[ an-tuh-seed-ns ]

/ ˌæn təˈsid ns /

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noun

the act of going before; precedence.

priority.

Astronomy. (of a planet) apparent retrograde motion.

Origin of antecedence

First recorded in 1525–35; antecede + -ence

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH antecedence

antecedence , antecedents

Words nearby antecedence

ant cow, ante, anteater, antebellum, antecede, antecedence, antecedency, antecedent, antecedents, antecessor, antechamber

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Example sentences from the Web for antecedence

Or do 'states of consciousness enter as links into the chain of antecedence and sequence which gives rise to bodily actions?'
Is Life Worth Living?|William Hurrell Mallock
The chief principle, then, of savage science is that antecedence and consequence in time are the same as effect and cause.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1|Andrew Lang
Respecting the phenomena of inanimate nature, we have no other direct knowledge than that of antecedence and sequence.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
God has established an order in nature, a uniformity of antecedence and sequence, with which Omnipotence shall not interfere.
The Theistic Conception of the World|B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker

British Dictionary definitions for antecedence

antecedence

/ (ˌæntɪˈsiːdəns) /

noun

precedence; priority

astronomy retrograde motion

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单词	antecedence
释义	antecedence [ an-tuh-seed-ns ] / ˌæn təˈsid ns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR antecedence ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act of going before; precedence. priority. Astronomy. (of a planet) apparent retrograde motion. Origin of antecedence First recorded in 1525–35; antecede + -ence WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH antecedence antecedence , antecedents Words nearby antecedence ant cow, ante, anteater, antebellum, antecede, antecedence, antecedency, antecedent, antecedents, antecessor, antechamber Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for antecedence Or do 'states of consciousness enter as links into the chain of antecedence and sequence which gives rise to bodily actions?' Is Life Worth Living?\|William Hurrell Mallock The chief principle, then, of savage science is that antecedence and consequence in time are the same as effect and cause. Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1\|Andrew Lang Respecting the phenomena of inanimate nature, we have no other direct knowledge than that of antecedence and sequence. A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive\|John Stuart Mill God has established an order in nature, a uniformity of antecedence and sequence, with which Omnipotence shall not interfere. The Theistic Conception of the World\|B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker British Dictionary definitions for antecedence antecedence / (ˌæntɪˈsiːdəns) / noun precedence; priority astronomy retrograde motion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to antecedence priority, importance, precedency, antecedency, anteriority
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antecedence

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Origin of antecedence

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Words nearby antecedence

Example sentences from the Web for antecedence

British Dictionary definitions for antecedence

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