antecedent

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antecedent

adj. preceding, prior, previous, earlier

n. something which precedes; noun phrase referred to by a personal pronoun (Grammar)

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Antecedent

An antecedent is a preceding event, condition, cause, phrase, or word.

Antecedent moisture, a hydrologic term describing the relative wetness condition of a catchment.
Antecedent (logic), the first half of a hypothetical proposition.
Antecedent (behavioral psychology), the stimulus that occurs before a trained behavior.
Antecedent (grammar), the noun phrase to which an anaphor refers.
A musical phrase (music) may be an antecedent or consequent phrase.
Antecedent (genealogy), antonym of descendant, genealogical predecessor in family line.
Antecedent (law), in crime, the history of a person.

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antecedent

Noun
1. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
(synonym) ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, root
(hypernym) relative, relation
(hyponym) ancestress
2. a preceding occurrence or cause or event
(hypernym) cause
(derivation) predate, precede, forego, antecede, antedate
3. anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"
(synonym) forerunner
(hypernym) temporal relation
4. the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
(hypernym) referent

Adjective
1. preceding in time or order
(synonym) preceding
(antonym) subsequent
(similar) anterior, prior(a)
(see-also) preceding(a)

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antécédent

adj. antecedent

antécédent

nm. antecedents

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antecedent (de)

n. antecedent, precedent; noun phrase referred to by a personal pronoun (Grammar)