antecedent (redirected from antecedents)

an·te·ce·dent  (nt-sdnt)

adj.

Going before; preceding.

n.

1. One that precedes another.

2.

a. A preceding occurrence, cause, or event. See Synonyms at cause.

b. antecedents The important events and occurrences in one's early life.

3. antecedents One's ancestors.

4. Grammar The word, phrase, or clause that determines what a pronoun refers to, as the children in The teacher asked the children where they were going.

5. Mathematics The first term of a ratio.

6. Logic The conditional member of a hypothetical proposition.

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ante·cedent·ly adv.

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antecedent

Noun

1. an event or circumstance that happens or exists before another

2. Grammar a word or phrase to which a relative pronoun, such as who, refers

3. antecedents a person's ancestors and past history

Adjective

preceding in time or order [Latin antecedere to go before]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	antecedent - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, root 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 primogenitor, progenitor - an ancestor in the direct line relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
	2.	antecedent - a preceding occurrence or cause or event cause - events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"
	3.	antecedent - anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience" forerunner temporal relation - a relation involving time
	4.	antecedent - the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun referent - something referred to; the object of a reference
Adj.	1.	antecedent - preceding in time or order preceding - existing or coming before subsequent - following in time or order; "subsequent developments"

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antecedent

adjective preceding, earlier, former, previous, prior, preliminary, foregoing, anterior, precursory << OPPOSITE subsequent

Translations

antecedent [æntɪˈsiːdənt] n → antecedente m

antecedent [æntɪˈsiːdənt] n → antécédent m

antecedent [æntɪˈsiːdənt] ante... n → Vorläufer m;

(of living creature) → Vorfahr m;

antecedents npl → Herkunft f

antecedent [æntɪˈsiːdənt] n → antecedente m; precedente m