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Webster 1913 Edition

Antecedence

Anˊte-ced′ence

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Noun.
1.
The act or state of going before in time; precedence.
H. Spenser.
2.
(Astron.)
An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation.

Webster 1828 Edition

Antecedence

ANTECE'DENCE

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Noun.
The act or state of going before in time; precedence. In astronomy, an apparent motion of a planet towards the west, or contrary to the order of the signs.

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See also: antécédence

English

Noun

antecedence ‎(plural antecedences)

  1. The act of preceding in time or order.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of H. Spenser to this entry?)
  2. (astronomy) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation.
  3. (geology) A geologic process that explain how and why antecedent rivers can cut through mountain systems instead of going around them.

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