ANTECEDENT
\ˌantɪsˈiːdənt], \ˌantɪsˈiːdənt], \ˌa_n_t_ɪ_s_ˈiː_d_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of ANTECEDENT
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent)
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the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
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a preceding occurrence or cause or event
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
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a preceding occurrence or cause or event
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someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
By Princeton University
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Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability.
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That which goes before in time; that which precedes.
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One who precedes or goes in front.
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The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history.
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The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move.
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The first of the two terms of a ratio; the first or third of the four terms of a proportion. In the ratio a:b, a is the antecedent, and b the consequent.
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The noun to which a relative refers; as, in the sentence Solomon was the prince who built the temple, prince is the antecedent of who.
By Oddity Software
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Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability.
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That which goes before in time; that which precedes.
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One who precedes or goes in front.
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The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history.
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The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move.
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The first of the two terms of a ratio; the first or third of the four terms of a proportion. In the ratio a:b, a is the antecedent, and b the consequent.
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The noun to which a relative refers; as, in the sentence Solomon was the prince who built the temple, prince is the antecedent of who.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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That which precedes in time: (gram.) the noun or pronoun to which a relative pronoun refers:-pl. previous principles, conduct, history, etc.
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ANTECEDENTLY.
By Daniel Lyons
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ANTECEDENTLY.
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One who or that which goes before.
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The noun to which a relative pronoun refers.
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The previous history of a person or thing.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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