antecedency

an·te·ced·en·cy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-tuh-seed-n-see]
- /ˌæn təˈsid n si/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-tuh-seed-n-see]
- /ˌæn təˈsid n si/

Definitions of antecedency word

noun antecedency the fact or condition of being antecedent 3
noun antecedency the quality or condition of being antecedent. 1
abbreviation ANTECEDENCY Antecedence. 1

See all 3 definitions of antecedency

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Origin of antecedency

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600; anteced(ent) + -ency

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Parts of speech for Antecedency

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Antecedency

antecedency popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for antecedency

noun antecedency

priority — the state or quality of being earlier in time, occurrence, etc.
importance — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
precedency — precedence.
anteriority — situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
precedence — act or fact of preceding.

All 5 Synonyms of antecedency