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antecede
an·te·cede [ ànti sd ] (past and past participle an·te·ced·ed, present participle an·te·ced·ing, 3rd person present singular an·te·cedes)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
come before something: to precede something in time or order ( formal )

[Early 17th century. < Latin antecedere "go before" < cedere "give way"]
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