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Antecedent

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Definitions for Antecedent

noun
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Synonyms
noun
a preceding occurrence or cause or event
noun
anything that precedes something similar in time
Synonyms
Examples
  1. phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience
noun
the referent of an anaphor
Examples
  1. a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
adjective
preceding in time or order

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