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Antecedence vs Antecedency - What's the difference?

antecedence | antecedency |

As nouns the difference between antecedence and antecedency

is that antecedence is the act of preceding in time or order while antecedency is antecedence.

antecedence

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of preceding in time or order.
  • (astronomy) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation.
  • (geology) A geologic process that explain how and why antecedent rivers can cut through mountain systems instead of going around them.

    • Related terms

    * antecede * antecedent

    antecedency

    English

    Noun

  • antecedence
  • * Fotherby
    • Which antecedency of unity, in the same place, he [Dionysius] applieth unto the Deity.