ANTECEDENCE


Meaning of ANTECEDENCE in English

/an'teuh seed"ns/ , n.

1. the act of going before; precedence.

2. priority.

3. Astron. (of a planet) apparent retrograde motion.

[ 1525-35; ANTECEDE + -ENCE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .