antecedaneously
|an-te-ce-da-ne-ous-ly|
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/ˌæn.təˈsiː.də.ni.əs.li/
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/ˌæn.tɪˈsiː.də.ni.əs.li/
(antecedaneous)
coming before
Etymology
'antecedaneously' originates from Latin, specifically the verb 'antecedere', where 'ante-' meant 'before' and 'cedere' meant 'to go'; the English adjective 'antecedaneous' plus the adverbial suffix '-ly' produced the modern adverb.
'antecedere' (Latin) produced Medieval/Church Latin forms such as 'antecedens' and passed into Middle English as 'antecedent'; later the adjective form 'antecedaneous' was formed in English and the adverb 'antecedaneously' was derived by adding '-ly'.
Initially connected with the literal sense 'to go before' or 'to come before in time'; over time it evolved into the abstract sense 'occurring or being prior' and the adverbial sense 'in a prior manner' used today.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adverb 1
in a manner that is antecedent; previously or beforehand; earlier in time.
The committee met antecedaneously to the public announcement, so members were already aware of the decision.
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Adverb 2
in a way that refers to an antecedent (grammatical): referring back to something mentioned earlier.
The pronoun was used antecedaneously, referring back to the subject introduced in the previous sentence.
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Last updated: 2025/08/21 08:37