antecedently

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antecedently - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Antecedently \An`te*ced"ent*ly\, adv.
     Previously; before in time; at a time preceding; as,
     antecedently to conversion. --Barrow.
     [1913 Webster]

antecedently - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  antecedently
      adv 1: at an earlier time or formerly; "she had previously lived
             in Chicago"; "he was previously president of a bank";
             "better than anything previously proposed"; "a previously
             unquestioned attitude"; "antecedently arranged" [syn:
             previously, antecedently]