antepelty
Antepelty refers to the state or quality of being before in time, order, or importance. It is a formal term used to describe precedence or the condition of being a precursor to something else.
Beispiele
3 von 5In the schedule of chores, getting the laundry started has antepelty over vacuuming.
In the schedule of chores, getting the laundry started has priority over vacuuming.
The legal counsel argued for the antepelty of the 1992 deed over the more recent claims.
The legal counsel argued for the precedence of the 1992 deed over the more recent claims.
I don't care about the rules, my hunger has total antepelty right now!
I don't care about the rules, my hunger has total priority right now!
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Break it down: 'Ante' means before (like in 'antechamber'). Imagine a 'pelt' (a skin) that you put on *before* anything else; that's your ante-pelty—the thing that comes first.
Schnelles Quiz
The board decided that safety concerns must take ________ over the speed of production.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: antepelty
Beispiele
In the schedule of chores, getting the laundry started has antepelty over vacuuming.
everydayIn the schedule of chores, getting the laundry started has priority over vacuuming.
The legal counsel argued for the antepelty of the 1992 deed over the more recent claims.
formalThe legal counsel argued for the precedence of the 1992 deed over the more recent claims.
I don't care about the rules, my hunger has total antepelty right now!
informalI don't care about the rules, my hunger has total priority right now!
The researcher examined the antepelty of certain biological markers in predicting the onset of the disease.
academicThe researcher examined the antecedence of certain biological markers in predicting the onset of the disease.
In our strategic rollout, the software's stability takes antepelty over adding new aesthetic features.
businessIn our strategic rollout, the software's stability takes precedence over adding new aesthetic features.
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
in order of antepelty
ordered by priority or time
the law of antepelty
the principle that what comes first holds more weight
right of antepelty
the right to go first
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Antepenultimate refers specifically to the third from the end, while antepelty refers to general priority or being before.
Antipathy means a strong dislike, whereas antepelty relates to order and time.
Nutzungshinweise
Antepelty is an extremely formal and rare word, typically found in historical, legal, or high-level academic texts. In modern conversation, words like 'priority' or 'precedence' are much more common.
Häufige Fehler
Learners might confuse the prefix 'ante-' (before) with 'anti-' (against). Ensure the spelling uses 'e' to denote time/order rather than opposition.
Merkhilfe
Break it down: 'Ante' means before (like in 'antechamber'). Imagine a 'pelt' (a skin) that you put on *before* anything else; that's your ante-pelty—the thing that comes first.
Wortherkunft
Derived from the Latin 'ante' (before) and potentially linked to 'pellis' (skin/shield), though its usage as 'priority' is a rare rhetorical development.
Grammatikmuster
Schnelles Quiz
The board decided that safety concerns must take ________ over the speed of production.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: antepelty
Verwandtes Vokabular
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