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Antecedence is an English word with synonyms like priority or precedence. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Antecedence in a sentence

Antecedence meaning

  1. The relationship of preceding something in time or order.
  2. That which precedes something or someone (e.g. prior events, origin, ancestry).
  3. The length of time by which one event or time period precedes another.

Synonyms of Antecedence

priority antecedency anteriority precedence precedency earliness posteriority

Related words

Other words often associated with Antecedence or its synonyms:

activity position precession lateness subsequence timing

Using Antecedence

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • Useful related words include: priority, antecedency, anteriority, precedence.

Context around Antecedence

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

causality 1×

Sentence patterns with Antecedence

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

linked by antecedence and contiguity 1× principle of antecedence causality that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an occasion of 1× precognition would violate 1×

Common sentence endings:

before its cause 1× mentioned just above 1×

Words around Antecedence

Just before it in the word index:

antecanis 2 antebellum 41 anteaters 27 anteater 18 antea 3 ante 199

Just after it in the word index:

antecedent 55 antecedents 74 antecessor 4 antechamber 5 antechambers 2 antechinus 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Antecedence

  • In this selection, "antecedence" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, causality stand out and add context to how "antecedence" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include linked by antecedence and contiguity and principle of antecedence causality that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "antecedence" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with antecedence

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Precognition would violate the principle of antecedence ( causality ), that an effect does not happen before its cause. (17 words)

An occasion of singular causation is a particular occurrence of a definite complex of events that are physically linked by antecedence and contiguity, which we may here recognize as criteria 1. and 2. of Hume mentioned just above. (38 words)

Longer example sentences

An occasion of singular causation is a particular occurrence of a definite complex of events that are physically linked by antecedence and contiguity, which we may here recognize as criteria 1. and 2. of Hume mentioned just above. (38 words)

Precognition would violate the principle of antecedence ( causality ), that an effect does not happen before its cause. (17 words)

Example sentences (2)

An occasion of singular causation is a particular occurrence of a definite complex of events that are physically linked by antecedence and contiguity, which we may here recognize as criteria 1. and 2. of Hume mentioned just above.

Precognition would violate the principle of antecedence ( causality ), that an effect does not happen before its cause.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "antecedence" in a sentence?
An example: "An occasion of singular causation is a particular occurrence of a definite complex of events that are physically linked by antecedence and contiguity, which we may here recognize as criteria 1. and 2. of Hume mentioned just above." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "antecedence" from authentic English texts.
What does "antecedence" mean?
Antecedence means: The relationship of preceding something in time or order.
What are synonyms of "antecedence"?
Common synonyms of "antecedence" include: priority, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency, earliness, posteriority.
How many example sentences with "antecedence" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "antecedence", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.