antecedence

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

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

Antonyms

posteriority, anteriority, subsequence

Scrabble Score: 16

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

Words With Friends Score: 20

antecedence: valid Words With Friends Word