Associations to the word «Anteriority»

Adjective

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Wiktionary

ANTERIORITY, noun. The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority.

Dictionary definition

ANTERIORITY, noun. The quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head.
ANTERIORITY, noun. Preceding in time.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats