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antecedere
Latin · ancient
"to go before"
to go before, from ante- (before) and cedere (to go)
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Stage 2 of 3
antecedens
Latin · ancient
"going before"
going before, present participle of antecedere
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Stage 3 of 3
antecedent
English · 1400s
"something that came before or precedes another"
settled as the English word for something that came before or precedes another
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