ANTECEDENT

/ˌantɪˈsiːdənt/ ► audio Scrabble 13 Words With Friends 16

Definition

  1. adjective preceding in time or order.
  2. noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent). — synonyms: ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, root
  3. noun a preceding occurrence or cause or event.
  4. noun anything that precedes something similar in time. — synonyms: forerunner
  5. noun the referent of an anaphor.

Examples

  • “an antecedent cause”
  • “an antecedent improbability”

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