| Antecedent (antecedent) |
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| a. | ((?)) |
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| An`te*ced"ent |
| [L.
antecedens, -entis, p. pr. of antecedere: cf. F.
antécédent.] |
Going before in
time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the
Deluge; an antecedent cause.
Presumptive; as, an antecedent
improbability.
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| Antecedent (antecedent) |
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| n. | |
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| An`te*ced"ent |
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That which goes
before in time; that which precedes.
One who precedes or goes in front.
The earlier events of one's life;
previous principles, conduct, course, history.
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.
The first or
conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed,
the sun must move.
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.
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