anteriority en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ænˌtɪɹiˈɔɹɪti/ (General-American)
- /ænˌtɪəɹiˈɒɹɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle French antériorité, from Late Latin anteriōritās, corresponding to anterior + -ity.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
2002, Thomas R. West, Signs of Struggle, page 23:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anteriorities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Synonyms
antecedence · priority · precedence · anteriority · antecedency
Translations (9)
it anteriorità (state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation) · hu előidejűség (state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation) · ca anterioritat (state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation) · pt anterioridade (state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation) · ga réamhtheacht (state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation) · gl anterioridade (state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation) · de Vorzeitigkeit (state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation) · ca prioritat (state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation) · es anterioridad (state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation)