verb
- to come before in time or order; to precede
Usage: formal
Examples
- The Renaissance antecedes the Baroque period in art history.
- His arrival antecedes the start of the meeting by ten minutes.
- The cause always antecedes the effect in logical reasoning.
- The preliminary research antecedes the main study.
- Dawn antecedes sunrise every morning.
- The introduction antecedes the main body of the essay.