ANTECEDENCE

ANTECE'DENCE, noun The act or state of going before in time; precedence. In astronomy, an apparent motion of a planet towards the west, or contrary to the order of the signs.

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An′te‐ced″ence (�), n. 1. 1. The act or state of going before in time; precedence. H. Spenser.
2. 2. (Astron.) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation.