antecedence
Americannoun
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the act of going before; precedence.
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Astronomy. (of a planet) apparent retrograde motion.
noun
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precedence; priority
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astronomy retrograde motion
Etymology
Origin of antecedence
Example Sentences
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The literature for the metaverse in its antecedence is dystopic.
From The Verge • Jul. 19, 2022
For your own guidance, as to His Imperial Majesty's antecedence, I am enclosing herein a copy of His Biography.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the third place, the liberty here affirmed belongs equally to every instance of stated antecedence and sequence.
From A Review of Edwards's by Tappan, Henry Philip
It is known as habitual antecedence, and as tendency on our part to look for something definite to come.
From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by James, William
One on the part of eternal predestination itself: and in this respect it implies a certain antecedence in regard to that which comes under predestination.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
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