Definitions of anteriority
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preceding in time
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synonyms:
antecedence, antecedency, precedence, precedency, priority
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Antonyms:
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posteriority, subsequence, subsequentness
following in time
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type of:
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earliness
quality of coming early or earlier in time
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posteriority, subsequence, subsequentness
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the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head
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Antonyms:
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posteriority
the quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end
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type of:
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position, spatial relation
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
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posteriority
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