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Added 10 October 2026

antecedence

/ænˈtɛsɪdəns/ noun

Latin root: antecēdentia Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about antecedence at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The relationship of preceding something in time or order.
That which precedes something or someone (e.g. prior events, origin, ancestry).
The length of time by which one event or time period precedes another.

Origin

From Latin antecēdentia from Latin antecēdēns (“preceding”), from antecēdō (“go before”).

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