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noun. something, someone that comes before

adj. former, prior

reason

noun. intention, aim

source

noun. beginning; point of supply

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Word Origin & History

antecedent late 14c., from Fr. antecedent (14c.), from L. antecedentem (nom. antecedens), prp. of antecedere "go before," from ante- "before" (see ante) + cedere "to yield" (see cede). Used as a noun in L. philosophical writings.

Example Sentences for antecedent

The antecedent of this pronoun had been mentioned for the last time at eight o'clock.

If magnetism be an antecedent factor, magnetism may be its product.

The antecedent in this instance is not Rubicon, but the entire clause.

His scientists, his historians were all of the Victorian age or antecedent thereto.