Antecedent
61ANTECEDENT — going before, prior, preceding; e.g. the egg to the chicken …
62antecedent — an·te ced·ent || ‚nt n. something which precedes; noun phrase referred to by a personal pronoun (Grammar) adj. preceding, prior, previous, earlier …
63antecedent — I. a. Preceding, precedent, previous, prior, anterior, foregoing, precursory, forerunning, going before. II. n. 1. Precursor, forerunner. 2. (Math.) First term (of a ratio). 3. (Gram.) Preceding noun (to which a pronoun refers …
64antecedent — noun (C) 1 formal an event, organization, or thing that is similar to the one you have mentioned but existed earlier: historical antecedents 2 antecedents (plural) formal the people in your family who lived a long time ago ancestors 3 technical a …
65antecedent — adj 1. preceding, precedent, prevenient, preliminary, anterior, forerunning, foregoing; earlier, former, preexistent; aforesaid, aforementioned. n 2. precursor, forerunner, front or lead runner; harbinger, herald, announcer, messenger, vaunt… …
66antecedent — an·te·ced·ent …
67antecedent — a. before in time; prior; n. event happening prior to; Music, subject of fugue stated in first part; Grammar, previous word, especially one to which pronoun, etc., refers; pl. personal history; ancestry. antecedence, n. antecessor, n.… …
68antécédent — nm., précédent, fait qui sert de modèle, d exemple ou d excuse : antéssèdan (Albanais) …
69antecedent — Preceding; going before. See words and phrases beginning pre existing …
70antecedent — see ANCESTOR …