antecedent, n.
(antecedents)
freq. cnt. 2
(antecedents)
freq. cnt. 2
a preceding occurrence or cause or event
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
antecedent
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
ancestor antecedent ascendant ascendent root
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
<noun.communication>
antecedent
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
anything that precedes something similar in time
<noun.relation>
antecedent forerunner
sample sentences
"phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym