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Antecedent
ˌantɪˈsiːd(ə)nt
Antecedent definitions
noun
antecedent
antecedents
- a thing that existed before or logically precedes another
"some antecedents to the African novel might exist in Africa's oral traditions"
- a person's ancestors or family and social background
"her early life and antecedents have been traced"
- an earlier word, phrase, or clause to which another word (especially a following relative pronoun) refers back
- the statement contained in the ‘if’ clause of a conditional proposition