| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | an·te·cede |
| PRONUNCIATION: | n t -s d |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: an·te·ced·ed, an·te·ced·ing, an·te·cedes To precede. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin antec dere : ante-, ante- + c dere, to go; see ked- in Appendix I.
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