anteriority
UK/ænˌtɪəɹiˈɒɹɪti/US/ænˌtɪɹiˈɔɹɪti/
anteriority noun: the state of being previous or preceding in time or in situation.
Noun
anteriority (countable and uncountable, plural anteriorities)
- The state of being previous or preceding in time or in situation.
- It is important to realize that pregivenness or prefixing is a kind of anteriority that does its work in the present; subjects and meanings in part emerge in enuciative co-constitutive moments.2002, Thomas R. West, Signs of Struggle, page 23
- Synonyms:
- antecedence, antecedency, precedence, priority
anteriority meaning in Tamil
anteriority in Tamil
- முன்னிடம், முன்னுள்ளது, காலத்தில் முந்தியது
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Forms of anteriority
| plural | anteriorities |
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Origin of anteriority
From Middle French antériorité, from Late Latin anteriōritās, corresponding to anterior + -ity.
Words that rhyme with anteriority
Questions about anteriority
- What does anteriority mean?
- Anteriority means the state of being previous or preceding in time or in situation.
- What is anteriority in Tamil?
- Anteriority in Tamil is முன்னிடம், முன்னுள்ளது, காலத்தில் முந்தியது. See Anteriority meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is anteriority?
- Anteriority is a noun.
- How do you pronounce anteriority?
- Anteriority is pronounced /ænˌtɪəɹiˈɒɹɪti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of anteriority?
- The plural of anteriority is anteriorities.
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