Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anteriority

/ænˌtɪɹiˈɔɹɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-te-ri-or-i-ty
IPA: /ænˌtɪɹiˈɔɹɪti/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being previous or preceding in time or in situation.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Middle French antériorité, from Late Latin anteriōritās, corresponding to anterior + -ity.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: antériorité, anteriōritās
Suffix: anterior

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ænˌtɪɹiˈɔɹɪti/
British English: /ænˌtɪəɹiˈɒɹɪti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

anteriorities (plural)

Synonyms

antecedence antecedency anteriority precedence priority precedency

Antonyms

posteriority

Rhymes With

majority authority minority priority superiority sorority seniority inferiority exteriority

Questions

How do you pronounce anteriority?: The recorded pronunciation is /ænˌtɪɹiˈɔɹɪti/.
What does anteriority mean?: The state of being previous or preceding in time or in situation.
Where does anteriority come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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