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/an'teuh seed"n see/, n.the quality or condition of being antecedent.[1590-1600; ANTECED(ENT) + -ENCY]
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Antecedency — An te*ced en*cy, n. The state or condition of being antecedent; priority. Fothherby. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antecedency — [an΄tə sēd′ n sē] n. the fact or condition of being antecedent … English World dictionary
antecedency — an·te·ced·en·cy … English syllables
antecedency — noun preceding in time • Syn: ↑priority, ↑antecedence, ↑anteriority, ↑precedence, ↑precedency • Ant: ↑posteriority (for: ↑priority) … Useful english dictionary
antecedence — noun preceding in time • Syn: ↑priority, ↑antecedency, ↑anteriority, ↑precedence, ↑precedency • Ant: ↑posteriority (for: ↑priority) … Useful english dictionary
anteriority — noun 1. the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head • Ant: ↑posteriority • Derivationally related forms: ↑anterior • Hypernyms: ↑position, ↑spatial relation … Useful english dictionary
precedency — noun 1. status established in order of importance or urgency ...its precedence as the world s leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals national independence takes priority over class struggle • Syn: ↑precedence, ↑priority • Derivationally related… … Useful english dictionary
anticipation — Synonyms and related words: TLC, a priori knowledge, anachronism, antecedence, antecedency, antedate, antedating, anteriority, apprehension, attention, beginnings, buddhi, care, carefulness, caution, certainty, circumspection, circumspectness,… … Moby Thesaurus
dominion — Synonyms and related words: acme, administration, ally, ambit, antecedence, antecedency, anteposition, anteriority, archduchy, archdukedom, area, arena, ascendance, ascendancy, ascendant, authority, authorization, bailiwick, balance of power, be… … Moby Thesaurus
earliness — Synonyms and related words: anachronism, antecedence, antecedency, antedate, antedating, anteriority, anticipation, earlier state, historical error, lateness, metachronism, misdate, misdating, mistiming, parachronism, past time, postdating,… … Moby Thesaurus
