Antecedes is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.
You can make 345 anagrams from letters in antecedes (acdeeenst).
First recorded in 1615-25, antecede is from the Latin word antecēdere to go before, precede, excel, surpass. See ante-, cede
We know of a certainty, however, that the patron saints of individuals did not antecede those of the Church itself.
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