Antecedence
131antecedent — 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.… …
132antecede — verb be earlier in time; go back further Stone tools precede bronze tools • Syn: ↑predate, ↑precede, ↑forego, ↑forgo, ↑antedate • Ant: ↑postdate ( …
