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Antecedence

Antecedence \An`te*ced"ence\, n.

  1. The act or state of going before in time; precedence.
    --H. Spenser.

  2. (Astron.) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation.

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antecedence

n. 1 The act of preceding in time or order. 2 (context astronomy English) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation. 3 (context geology English) A geologic process that explain how and why antecedent rivers can cut through mountain systems instead of going around them.

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antecedence

n. preceding in time [syn: priority, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency] [ant: posteriority]

Usage examples of "antecedence".

It is known as habitual antecedence, and as tendency on our part to look for something definite to come.