ANTECEDE

predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate

(verb) be earlier in time; go back further; “Stone tools precede bronze tools”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

antecede (third-person singular simple present antecedes, present participle anteceding, simple past and past participle anteceded)

To go before; to precede.

To predate or antedate.

Synonyms

• (go before): forego; see also precede

• (predate): See also predate

Source: Wiktionary


An`te*cede", v. t. & i. Etym: [L. antecedere; ante + cedere to go. See Cede.]

Definition: To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass. Sir M. Hale.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ORCHESTRATION

(noun) an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; “the skillful orchestration of his political campaign”


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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