The quality or condition of being antecedent; the state of preceding or coming first.
Alternative form of 'antecedence,' using the '-cy' noun suffix instead of '-ence'—both forms mean the same thing but '-cy' is slightly less common in modern English.
English loves giving us multiple ways to say the same thing: 'antecedence,' 'antecedency,' and 'antecedent' all describe being-first, showing the language's historical layers.
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