antecedent

[An`te*ced·ent]

An antecedent is a thing that comes before something else. You might think rap music has no historical antecedent, but earlier forms of African American spoken verse go back for centuries.

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Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.

Noun
the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun

Noun
a preceding occurrence or cause or event

Noun
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

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anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"

Adjective
preceding in time or order

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a.
Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.

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Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability.

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That which goes before in time; that which precedes.

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One who precedes or goes in front.

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The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history.

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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.

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The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move.

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The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die.

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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.


Antecedent

An`te*ced"ent , a. [L. antecedens, -entis, p. pr. of antecedere: cf. F. ant'82c'82dent.] 1. Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause. 2. Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability. Syn. -- Prior; previous; foregoing.

Antecedent

An`te*ced"ent, n. [Cf. F. ant'82c'82dent.] 1. That which goes before in time; that which precedes. South.
The Homeric mythology, as well as the Homeric language, has surely its antecedents.
2. One who precedes or goes in front. [Obs.]
My antecedent, or my gentleman usher.
3. pl. The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history. J. H. Newman.
If the troops . . . prove worthy of their antecedents, the victory is surely ours.
4. (Gram.) 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. 5. (Logic) (a) The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move. (b) The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die. 6. (Math.) 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.

Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.

That which goes before in time; that which precedes.

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