Antecedence
121anteriority — n antecedence, precedence, precession, anteposition; priority, preference, preeminence; preex istence, previousness, earliness …
122precedence — n 1. rank, seniority; preeminence, superiority, supremacy, primacy, transcendence, ascendancy, predominance; preference, priority, urgency, importance; prerogative, privilege, right, right of way. 2. precession, anteposition, front position, the… …
123priority — n 1. previousness, antecedence, anteriority, foregoing, preceding, precession; anteposition, foreground, forehand, prelude, preface; front, van, the lead; antedating, predatine. preexistence. 2. precedence, precedency, seniority, rank, tenure;… …
124start — v 1. depart, start out, set off, embark; Inf. take off, Inf. jump off, Inf. kick off, Inf. blast off, become airborne; Inf. hit the trail or road or pavement, sally forth, push off, set sail. 2. commence, begin, go ahead, go ahead with,… …
125precedence — [n] highest in rank; first in order antecedence, anteposition, earliness, lead, precedency, precession, preeminence, preexistence, preference, prevenience, previousness, primary, priority, rank, seniority, superiority, supremacy; concepts 671,727 …
126priority — [n] first concern antecedence, arrangement, crash project*, greatest importance, lead, order, precedence, preeminence, preference, prerogative, previousness, rank, right of way*, seniority, superiority, supremacy, transcendence; concept727 Ant.… …
127antecedent — a. before in time; prior; n. event happening prior to; Music, subject of fugue stated in first part; Grammar, previous word, especially one to which pronoun, etc., refers; pl. personal history; ancestry. antecedence, n. antecessor, n.… …
128antecede — verb be earlier in time; go back further Stone tools precede bronze tools • Syn: ↑predate, ↑precede, ↑forego, ↑forgo, ↑antedate • Ant: ↑postdate ( …
