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antecedent

/ antecedent /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
Type of:
referent
noun Sense 2
a preceding occurrence or cause or event
Type of:
cause
Derived:
predate precede forego antecede antedate
noun Sense 3
anything that precedes something similar in time
"phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"
Type of:
temporal relation
adjective Sense 4
preceding in time or order
Similar:
anterior prior(a) anticipatory prevenient preexistent pre-existent preexisting pre-existing
Opposites:
subsequent
See also:
preceding(a)
noun Sense 5
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Opposites:
descendant descendent
Type of:
relative relation
Kinds of:
ancestress forebear forbear forefather father
Semantic Complexity
70%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
8
Total Relationships
27
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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referent cause temporal relation anterior prior(a) anticipatory prevenient preexistent pre-existent preexisting pre-existing subsequent