antecedence

Meanings

Plural: antecedences

Noun

preceding in time
The relationship of preceding something in time or order.
That which precedes something or someone (e.g. prior events, origin, ancestry).
The length of time by which one event or time period precedes another.
The relationship between a pronoun and its antecedent.
A geologic process that explains how and why antecedent rivers can cut through mountain systems instead of going around them.
An apparent motion of a planet toward the west.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin antecēdentia from Latin antecēdēns (“preceding”), from antecēdō (“go before”).

Synonyms

antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency, priority, retrogradation

Antonyms

anteriority, posteriority, subsequence

Scrabble Score: 16

antecedence is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
antecedence is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
antecedence is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

antecedence is a valid Words With Friends word