Antecedence
Pronunciation : An`te*ced"ence
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act or state of going before in time; precedence. H. Spenser.
2. (Astron.)
Defn: An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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