Definition of antecedent Antecedent
/æˌntɛˈsʌdʌnt/ - [antesudunt] - an•te•ced•ent
We found 24 definitions of antecedent from 7 different sources.
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What does antecedent mean?
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NounPlural: antecedents |
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| antecedent - a preceding occurrence or cause or event | ||
| cause a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice" | ||
| antecedent - the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun | ||
| referent something that refers; a term that refers to another term | ||
| antecedent - anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience" | ||
| forerunner | ||
| temporal relation a relation involving time | ||
| antecedent - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | ||
| ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, root | ||
| descendant, descendent a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race | ||
| relative, relation an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) | ||
| ancestress a woman ancestor | ||
| forbear, forebear a person from whom you are descended | ||
| forefather, sire, father the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" | ||
| foremother a woman ancestor | ||
Adjective |
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| antecedent - preceding in time or order | ||
| subsequent following in time or order; "subsequent developments" | ||
| preceding existing or coming before | ||
| prior, anterior earlier in time | ||
| anticipatory, prevenient in anticipation | ||
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Wiktionary 
- antecedent (Noun)
Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing. - antecedent (Noun)
An ancestor. - antecedent (Noun)
A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun. - antecedent (Noun)
The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition. - antecedent (Noun)
The first term of a ratio, i. e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent. - antecedent (Adjective)
Earlier, either in time or order.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- antecedent (a.)
Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause. - antecedent (a.)
Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability. - antecedent (n.)
That which goes before in time; that which precedes. - antecedent (n.)
One who precedes or goes in front. - antecedent (n.)
The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history. - antecedent (n.)
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. - antecedent (n.)
The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move. - antecedent (n.)
The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die. - antecedent (n.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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antecedent
Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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antecedent
an-te-sēd′ent, adj. going before in time: prior.—n. that which precedes in time: (gram.) the noun or pronoun to which a relative pronoun refers: (logic) a statement or proposition from which another is logically deduced: (math.) the antecedent of a ratio is the first of two terms which compose the ratio—the first and third in a series of four proportionals: (pl.) previous principles, conduct, history, &c.—n. Anteced′ence.—adv. Anteced′ently. [L. antecedent-em; ante, before, cedĕre, cessum, to go.]
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"I want a book that I can read".
In the above example, the relative pronoun 'that' refers back to the antecedent, the word 'book'. Therefore, the main clause is "I want a book" and the relative clause is "that I can read".
The relative pronouns are: who, whom, whose, which, that.
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🔤- antecedent, noun, singular of antecedents.
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