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antecedence

/æntɪˈsɛdəns/ noun · British & US
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What does antecedence mean?

noun

The state of being prior in time or order; the fact of having existed or occurred before something else. The relationship between a pronoun and the noun it refers to.

Example

"The discovery of the new species was due to the antecedence of the research team's observations."

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