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Noun: antecedence  ,an-ti'see-d(u)n(t)s
  1. Preceding in time
    "The antecedence of the thunderclap to the lightning confused the observers";
    - priority, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency

Derived forms: antecedences

Type of: earliness