antecedence: Meaning and Definition of

an•te•ced•ence

Pronunciation: (an"tu-sēd'ns), [key]
— n.
  1. the act of going before; precedence.
  2. priority.
  3. (of a planet) apparent retrograde motion.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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