Etymology

antecedence

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Today it means: The relationship of preceding something in time or order. Full definition →

Latin antecēdentia
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  1. Latin · derived fromantecēdēns“preceding”
  2. Latin · derived fromantecēdentia
  3. English todayantecedence

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

Words from the same roots

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