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antecedent
(,/&/nt/I/'s/i/d/-/nt )

adjective (a)

  • preceding in time or order(adj.all)
    Antonym:
    subsequent
    source: wordnet30
  • Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, root
    Antonym:
    descendant, descendent
    source: wordnet30
  • a preceding occurrence or cause or event(noun.event)
    source: wordnet30
  • anything that precedes something similar in time(noun.linkdef)
    Example:
    Phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience.
    Synonym:
    forerunner
    source: wordnet30
  • the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • That which goes before in time; that which precedes.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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