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The act or state of going before in time; precedence.

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  1. n. The act or state of going before in time; precedence.
  2. n. An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation.
  3. n. preceding in time
  4. 1. The act or state of going before in time; precedence. H. Spenser. 2. (Astron.) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation.
  5. An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation.