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adjective
1.
preceding; prior: an antecedent event.
noun
2.
a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon, etc.
3.
antecedents,
b.
the history, events, characteristics, etc., of one's earlier life: Little is known about his birth and antecedents.
4.
Grammar. a word, phrase, or clause, usually a substantive, that is replaced by a pronoun or other substitute later, or occasionally earlier, in the same or in another, usually subsequent, sentence. In Jane lost a glove and she can't find it, Jane is the antecedent of she and glove is the antecedent of it.
5.
Mathematics.
a.
the first term of a ratio; the first or third term of a proportion.
b.
the first of two vectors in a dyad.
6.
Logic. the conditional element in a proposition, as “Caesar conquered Gaul,” in “If Caesar conquered Gaul, he was a great general.”
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Antecedents
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin antecēdent- (stem of antecēdēns) going before, present participle of antecēdere to antecede; see -ent
1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin antecēdent- (stem of antecēdēns) going before, present participle of antecēdere to antecede; see -ent
Related forms
an·te·ced·ent·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. precursory, preexistent. 2. precursor, forerunner, ancestor.
1. precursory, preexistent. 2. precursor, forerunner, ancestor.
Antonyms
1. subsequent. 2. successor.
1. subsequent. 2. successor.
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