ANTECEDENCE


Meaning of ANTECEDENCE in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsēd ə n(t)s noun

( -s )

Etymology: Latin antecedentia

1. : priority , precedence

the antecedence of certain institutions

2. : a postulated sequence of erosional and orogenic events resulting in the development of an antecedent river or drainage system

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