anteriority

• Nom désignant la qualité ou l'état de ce qui est antérieur, c'est-à-dire situé devant ou orienté vers l'avant, ou qui précède quelque chose dans le temps.

A noun referring to the quality or state of being situated in front or toward the head, or of preceding something in time.

indénombrable

1. Spatial positionC2formal

   The quality or state of being located in front or toward the front part of the body, especially in lower animals.

   Antériorité spatiale

   • In many invertebrates, anteriority is crucial for orientation.
   • The study focused on the anteriority of the nervous system.
   • Anteriority in these species determines their feeding direction.

   Antonymesposteriority

2. Temporal precedenceC2formal

   The state of existing or occurring earlier in time; priority in sequence.

   Antériorité temporelle

   • The anteriority of the event was confirmed by historical records.
   • In legal terms, anteriority of a claim can affect its validity.
   • The philosopher argued for the anteriority of thought over action.

   Synonymesantecedenceantecedencyprecedencepriority

   Antonymesposterioritysubsequencesuccession