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antecede

Pronunciation:  `anti'seed

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 Definition: [v]  be earlier in time; go back further
 
 Synonyms: antedate, forego, precede, predate
 
 Antonyms: follow, postdate
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\An`te*cede"\, v. t. & i. [L. antecedere; ante + cedere
to go. See {Cede}.]
To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass. --Sir
M. Hale.

 
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