antecedence

Example Sentences

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The literature for the metaverse in its antecedence is dystopic.

From The Verge • Jul. 19, 2022

For your own guidance, as to His Imperial Majesty's antecedence, I am enclosing herein a copy of His Biography.

From Time Magazine Archive

Priority -- N. priority, antecedence, anteriority, precedence, pre-existence; precession &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

Four years ago, I wrote thus: 'Do states of consciousness enter as links into the chain of antecedence and sequence, which gives rise to bodily actions?

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John

It is known as habitual antecedence, and as tendency on our part to look for something definite to come.

From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by James, William