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–noun
1.
the act of going before; precedence.
2.
priority.
3.
Astronomy
.
(of a planet) apparent retrograde motion.
Origin:
1525–35;
antecede
+
-ence
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an·te·ce·dence
(ān'tĭ-sēd'ns)
n. Precedence.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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