antecedence
UK/ænti'si:dәns/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
The state of coming before something in time or order
先行，居先
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedantecedentbefore
+
-encego, yield, move
=antecedence
From antecedent + -ence = the state of going before. Rare and abstract.
Example Sentences
- 1.
The antecedence of one event to another is hard to prove.