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antecedaneous

/ˌæntɪsɪˈdeɪniəs/

antecedaneous adjective: antecedent; coming earlier in time.

Adjective

antecedaneous (comparative more antecedaneous, superlative most antecedaneous)

  1. (obsolete) Antecedent; coming earlier in time.
    • capable of antecedaneous proofa. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn]...

Forms of antecedaneous

comparativemore antecedaneous
superlativemost antecedaneous

Origin of antecedaneous

See antecede.

Words formed from antecedaneous

Questions about antecedaneous

What does antecedaneous mean?
Antecedaneous means antecedent; coming earlier in time.
What part of speech is antecedaneous?
Antecedaneous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce antecedaneous?
Antecedaneous is pronounced /ˌæntɪsɪˈdeɪniəs/.

Words near antecedaneous in the dictionary

  1. Antebellum South
  2. antebrachia
  3. antebrachial
  4. antebrachiocarpal
  5. antebrachium
  6. antecedaneous
  7. antecedaneously
  8. antecede
  9. anteceded
  10. antecedence
  11. antecedences

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