Antecedent
noun,æntɪ'sidənt
Adjective
preceding in time or order
See also:Preceding
Noun
anything that precedes something similar in time
“phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience”
Similar:Forerunnersomeone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
a preceding occurrence or cause or event
Type of:Causethe referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
Type of:Referent
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Similar Words
- Ancestor
- Ascendant
- Ascendent
- Root
- Forerunner
- Preexisting
- Anterior
- Pre-existing
- Pre-existent
- Anticipatory
- Preexistent
- Prior
- Prevenient
- Antecede
- Antecedency