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• an|te|ced|ent|ly — «AN tuh SEE duhnt lee», adverb. = previously. (Cf. ↑previously) …   Useful english dictionary

• ret|ro|ced|ent — «REHT ruh SEE duhnt», adjective. going back …   Useful english dictionary

• pre|ced´ent|ly — prec|e|dent «noun. PREHS uh duhnt; adjective. prih SEE duhnt, PREHS uh », noun, adjective. –n. 1. an action that may serve as an example or reason for a later action: »Last year s school picnic set a precedent for having one this year. There was… …   Useful english dictionary

• ced — an·te·ced·ence; an·te·ced·en·cy; ced·er; ced·or; ced·ri·ret; chal·ced·o·ny; con·ced·ed·ly; in·ter·ced·er; mu·ced·i·na·ceous; mu·ced·i·nous; peu·ced·a·num; pre·ced·able; re·ced·ence; re·ced·er; ret·ro·ced·ence; se·ced·er; an·te·ced·ent;… …   English syllables

• antecedent — an·te·ced·ent …   English syllables

• antecedently — an·te·ced·ent·ly …   English syllables

• antecedent — an•te•ced•ent [[t]ˌæn təˈsid nt[/t]] adj. 1) preceding; prior: an antecedent event[/ex] 2) a preceding circumstance, event, object, phenomenon, etc.; precursor 3) antecedents a) ancestors b) the history, events, conditions, etc., of one s earlier …   From formal English to slang

• Intercedent — In ter*ced ent, a. [L. intercedens, p. pr. of intercedere.] Passing between; mediating; pleading. [R.] {In ter*ced ent*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Intercedently — Intercedent In ter*ced ent, a. [L. intercedens, p. pr. of intercedere.] Passing between; mediating; pleading. [R.] {In ter*ced ent*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Antecedent — An te*ced ent, a. [L. antecedens, entis, p. pr. of antecedere: cf. F. ant[ e]c[ e]dent.] 1. Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause. [1913 Webster] 2. Presumptive; as, an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English