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Precede vs Antecedence - What's the difference?

precede | antecedence |

As a verb precede

is .

As a noun antecedence is

the act of preceding in time or order.

precede

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Verb

(preced)
  • To go before, go in front of.
  • * Milton
  • Harm precedes not sin.
  • To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
  • * Kent
  • It is usual to precede hostilities by a public declaration.
  • To have higher rank than (someone or something else).
  • Usage notes

    * Not to be confused with proceed.

    Noun

  • (en-noun) Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay)
  • Antonyms

    * (go before) succeed

    Anagrams

    * ----

    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.