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antecedent

/ˌænˈtɛsədənt/

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What does antecedent mean?

adjective

  1. Earlier, either in time or in order.
  2. Presumptive.

noun

  1. Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
More meanings (6)

noun

  1. An ancestor.
  2. A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun or other pro-form.
  3. The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p→q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent.
  4. The first of two subsets of a sequent, consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true.
  5. The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent.
  6. Previous principles, conduct, history, etc.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌænˈtɛsədənt/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˌæntɪˈsidənt/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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His instinct was to regard her as a conspirator against rather than as an antecedent obstacle to Thomasin’s happiness.
Thomas HardyThe Return of the NativeProject Gutenberg ebook #122
It suffices that they date back to a period long antecedent to the beginnings of civilization in Western Europe.
Henry Smith Williams; Edward Huntington WilliamsA History of Science — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #1705
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In these series the individual development of the later general shows transitory stages which are permanent in antecedent genera.
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909
How very much people allow themselves to be influenced by antecedent grounds of suspicion is a matter of daily observation.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
This value was antecedent to, and independent of their being employed as coin, and was the quality which fitted them for that employment.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300