antecedent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Holonyms 1.3.4 Translations 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Antonyms

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IPA: /æntəˈsidnt/ (alternatively /æn'tesədnt/)

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antecedent (not comparable)

1. Earlier, either in time or order.

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Examples (linguistics: expression referred to by pronoun)
In “The policeman asked the boy what he was doing.”, the phrase “the boy” is the antecedent of the pronoun “he”. In the sentence “I saw my girlfriend yesterday wearing her old jacket which is odd because she almost never wears it.”, the phrase “my girlfriend” is the antecedent of “her” and “old jacket” is the antecedent of “it”.

antecedent (plural antecedents)

1. Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
2. an ancestor
3. (grammar) A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun.
4. (logic) The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition.

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• precursor
• forerunner
• predecessor
• forebear

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• precedent
• (logic): consequent
• (linguistics): anaphor

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• Wikisaurus:argument form

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• IPA: /ɑn.te.seˈdɛnt/
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• Hyphenation: an‧te‧ce‧dent

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antecedent n. (plural antecedenten, diminutive antecedentje)

1. antecedent (linguistics)
2. antecedent (logic)
3. antecedent (thing that precedes)

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• (logic): consequent
• (linguistics): anafoor