| Definitions | | antecedent |
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noun
- any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing
- (in plural) one's ancestors
- (grammar) a word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun
- In "The policeman asked the boy what he was doing" the phrase "the boy" is the of the pronoun "he".
- (logic) The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition
Translations: - French: antécédent
(trans-mid)
- Dutch: antecedent
- German: Bezugswort
(trans-mid)
(trans-bottom)
(trans-top, conditional part of a hypothetical proposition)
adjective
- earlier either in time or order
Translations: - German: frí¼her, vorausgehend
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