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antecedent noun 1 an event or circumstance which precedes another. 2 grammar a word or phrase that some other word, usually a relative pronoun, relates to, eg in the man who came to dinner, who is a relative pronoun and its antecedent is the man. See also anaphora. 3 logic the hypothetical or conditional proposition that a premiss depends on. 4 (usually antecedents) a someone's past history; b someone's ancestry. adj going before in time. antecedence noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Latin antecedens, -entis going before.

antecedent noun 1 an event or circumstance which precedes another. 2 grammar a word or phrase that some other word, usually a relative pronoun, relates to, eg in the man who came to dinner, who is a relative pronoun and its antecedent is the man. See also anaphora. 3 logic the hypothetical or conditional proposition that a premiss depends on. 4 (usually antecedents) a someone's past history; b someone's ancestry. adj going before in time. antecedence noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Latin antecedens, -entis going before.

antecedent noun 1 an event or circumstance which precedes another. 2 grammar a word or phrase that some other word, usually a relative pronoun, relates to, eg in the man who came to dinner, who is a relative pronoun and its antecedent is the man. See also anaphora. 3 logic the hypothetical or conditional proposition that a premiss depends on. 4 (usually antecedents) a someone's past history; b someone's ancestry. adj going before in time. antecedence noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Latin antecedens, -entis going before.