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antecedent in WordNet English dictionary

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