antecedaneous

English

Etymology

See antecede.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌæntɪsɪˈdeɪniəs/

Adjective

antecedaneous (comparative more antecedaneous, superlative most antecedaneous)

  1. (obsolete) antecedent; coming earlier in time
    • a. 1678 (date written)​, Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). He Rose again from the Dead”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, OCLC 61639397:
      capable of antecedaneous proof

Derived terms

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for antecedaneous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

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