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Come earlier than
Answer for the clue "Come earlier than ", 8 letters:
antecede
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Word definitions for antecede in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., from Latin antecedere "to go before" (see antecedent ). Related: Anteceded ; anteceding .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Antecede \An`te*cede"\, v. t. & i. [L. antecedere; ante + cedere to go. See Cede .] To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass. --Sir M. Hale.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" [syn: predate , precede , forego , antedate ] [ant: postdate ]
Usage examples of antecede.
Here blood had been spilled upon the ground, here obscene practices had been acted out, here monstrous entities had trod with evil intent--and not only recently, but extending back into unguessed time, perhaps into that time that anteceded mankind.
Here blood had been spilled upon the ground, here obscene practices had been acted out, here monstrous entities had trod with evil intent—and not only recently, but extending back into unguessed time, perhaps into that time that anteceded mankind.