anteriority
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anteriority
- /ænˌtɪəɹiˈɒɹɪti/ UK
- /ænˌtɪɹiˈɔɹɪti/ US
Rhymes with -ɒɹɪti
Where it comes from
From Middle French antériorité, from Late Latin anteriōritās, corresponding to anterior + -ity.
noun anteriorities
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The state of being previous or preceding in time or in situation.
It is important to realize that pregivenness or prefixing is a kind of anteriority that does its work in the present; subjects and meanings in part emerge in enuciative co-constitutive moments.
Similar: antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, priority
Opposite: posteriority
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noun
Opposite: posteriority
Translations
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noun state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation
| Español | anterioridad |
|---|---|
| Português | anterioridade |
| Deutsch | Vorzeitigkeit |
| Italiano | anteriorità |
Talk about this word "anteriority." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anteriority. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. anteriority. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anteriority "anteriority." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anteriority.Cite this
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title = {anteriority},
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