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precedaneously

precedaneously adverb: in a precedaneous manner; precedingly; antecedently.

Adverb

precedaneously (comparative more precedaneously, superlative most precedaneously)

  1. (obsolete) In a precedaneous manner; precedingly; antecedently.
    • Aristotle however says, that the soul moves itself as with a lever not precedaneously, but according to accident : for it precedaneously moves the body...1806, Aristotle, Works - Volume 1, page 478
    • For it is necessary that he who is adorned by the cathartic virtues, should abstain from doing any thing precedaneously in conjunction with body.1823, Porphyrius (the philosopher), Select Works of Porphyry, page 217

Forms of precedaneously

comparativemore precedaneously
superlativemost precedaneously

Origin of precedaneously

From precedaneous + -ly.

Questions about precedaneously

What does precedaneously mean?
Precedaneously means in a precedaneous manner; precedingly; antecedently.
What part of speech is precedaneously?
Precedaneously is an adverb.

Words near precedaneously in the dictionary

  1. precavae
  2. precaval
  3. precavals
  4. precedable
  5. precedaneous
  6. precedaneously
  7. precede
  8. preceded
  9. precedence
  10. precedence effect
  11. precedence effects

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